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Re: How to display Windows version
2 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
I guess something like this should work. Try to connect with a host name, but if that fails, then again with the IP address: On Error Resume Next strComputer = Input.Column("Host Name" Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2" If Err <> 0 Then Err.Clear
Re: Access violation in module 'netscan.exe' - Fixed
2 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
We decided to publish a new build of 7.1.5 instead of releasing 7.1.6 to fix this Access Violation error, which also includes all prior changes initially planned for 7.1.6. Simply download the newest 7.1.5 files from the Network Scanner page: it now includes all the latest fixes and updates, including HTTPS for Remote XML.
4 days ago, by Andrew in RAM Disk Forum
As explained above, error C000009A means insufficient system resources, which typically indicates an out-of-memory condition. It is not necessarily low memory; for example, a similar error would occur if there was no continuous suitable block of RAM due to memory fragmentation. Please make sure you are using the latest version of the RAM Disk. I also recommend to increase the size of pagefile
Re: Authenticate with remote PC's local account
6 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
Well I am not really familiar with this area, but googling suggests that computername\accountname should work, but there may be a couple of settings that need to be changed. Please take a look at these discussions: one, two for directions.
Re: Ctrl+Click-drag selection bug: one item is dropped
6 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
Indeed this looks like a bug, I was able to reproduce this behaviour. The problem though is that it's somewhere deep down in the tree control's code, so fixing it is rather challenging. I will let the tree control's developers know, but granted it's open source they may be reluctant to spend time on this. As a workaround you can simply click the de-selected item again and it will be included i
Re: Access violation in module 'netscan.exe' - Fixed
6 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
Apologies, this bug related to automatic updates accidentally sneaked into the release. Please download a fresh copy from Network Scanner home page, install it over your current Network Scanner, and the problem should be gone.
Re: How to display Windows version
6 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
Thanks for sharing! And I love your sense of humour with Corporate Overlords and Dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets
6 days ago, by Andrew in Bandwidth Manager Forum
How long has it been in the Unlimited state before 07:43? Say, if the user has used 2 GB starting at 6:00, it sounds about right as the quota is rolling and 2 GB were used in 1 hour and 43 minutes. Then at 8:00 it's a new hour, so a new quota allowance start to be used. There is no way to make it work exactly as you describe, i.e. one hour of usage followed by one hour of reduced speed, I'm af
Re: How to change database location
8 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
Yes, it's possible to change the database location. There are two ways to do so: Quit running NetWorx and launch it again as administrator. Then go to the Hidden Settings and enter the new path under Database location. Alternatively, use a symbolic link to redirect the folder to another location. This method can be used for any program to redirect a folder to a different location. Quit Net
Re: Speed meter is running, but the graph shows no traffic
9 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
If you have the Ignore local traffic within in the LAN option ticked, that's the expected behaviour. The network driver ignores any usage initiated by NetWorx itself. It can make the total figures less accurate, but unfortunately it's the decision of the driver's developers (we use a third-party driver). If this is your case, just wait a few minutes for the test to finish. If you are using ver
9 days ago, by Andrew in Bandwidth Manager Forum
This can be changed at the Advanced tab when editing a quota as shown below:
Re: How to exclude Local Traffic, but not Traffic to VPN
11 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
Hmm, that's quite strange as theoretically removing 10.x.x.x from the ignored IP address list should have worked. It may have something to do with how the VPN software tunnels traffic. I'd recommend to try using an alternative network driver as follows: Download and install WinPCap. Restart NetWorx and untick Ignore local traffic within the LAN. From the now-available drop-down list of in
Re: How to launch on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
11 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
NetWorx requires the TopIcons GNOME extension to be installed as shown below. Once installed and rebooted, it should appear in the notification area.
12 days ago, by Andrew in Bandwidth Manager Forum
That's just how it works. For example here in your log: 1,"Rate limit changed for 2 GB then 3 MB [10.16.24.100] from Unlimited to 3 Mb/s","2018-05-25 22:46:21",2 2,"Rate limit changed for 2 GB then 3 MB [10.16.24.100] from 3 Mb/s to Unlimited","2018-05-25 23:00:25",2 The IP address 10.16.24.100 has used more than 2 GB at 22:46 and had its speed red
Re: How to exclude Local Traffic, but not Traffic to VPN
14 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
I can say for sure that anything added into local hosts file would not affect monitoring. It's simply a map of names to IP addresses, which does not change anything other than name resolution. However regarding excluding local traffic while including VPN, I'd like to take a look at your IP configuration and the entries under the IP Address Range Manager. If you could post here the following it
15 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
Thank you for your feedback. Regarding the bug I only managed to reproduce it once and it was unclear why it crashed. We have made a couple of changes that may have fixed the issue, so please grab the new build, install it over and let me know if you manage to crash it again this way. Regarding unreliable notifications They are in fact reliable, but are configured in a way to avoid f
Re: Excessive SNMP traffic to router
15 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
NetWorx polls all available interfaces to retrieve ifDescr, ifInOctets and ifOutOctets for each interface. The reason behind this is that the monitored interface is known by its name, so we need to go through all the names to find the correct one and its readings. If this stresses the router too much, a better approach may be to use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3, if supported by the router. The newer vers
Re: How to add Registry as an application to launch
15 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
I don't believe regedit.exe supports any command-line parameter to pass a path even on the local computer. There is a little utility from MS called RegJump, which lets you open a certain registry path in regedit, but it may not work with a network location. If that's the case, you may have to use a third-party registry editor that supports remote registry and command-line parameters. This a
Re: Delay when clicking the File menu item
16 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
Hmm that's really odd as there wasn't any changes to this part of the program. Anyway, perhaps be the problem will be found or resolve itself by the time the new version is officially released.
Re: Wake-on-LAN over the Internet
18 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
Yes, it can be used this way subject to the router's support of forwarding a port to a broadcast address. In general, there would the following steps: Make sure WOL is configured at the target PC and can be woken up locally from the same network. Add a WOL entry in the Network Scanner application. If your router has a static external IP address, use Add - IPv4 Target. If not, the router ne
Re: Usable memory in Windows was not released after uninstalling the program
18 days ago, by Andrew in RAM Disk Forum
It is caused by something other than a RAM disk I am afraid. Below is a screenshot from my computer where you can see that even having a 4 GB RAM disk in place does not reduce usable memory. The fact that the volume of unusable memory on your computer is similar to the size of the RAM disk you used to have, is just a coincidence. If Windows shows some memory as unusable, it is usually reserved
Re: Suggestion: same list of tray icon options for single and double-click
18 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
Great idea again! We've just implemented two uniform menus for single and double clicks. This functionality will be included in the upcoming release in the next couple of days.
Re: Delay when clicking the File menu item
18 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
What about regular version 7.1.5 from the home page? I guess it may be related to the new vector graphics that allow the UI to scale to any DPI. Before the menu is displayed for the first time, the icons may need to be rasterised, which may take a bit of time. Having said that, on all our testing systems it was pretty much instantaneous.
Re: Not accepting /32 address as a valid CIDR range
18 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
The button is sort of already there Simply add your CIDR range: Then click the arrows to convert it to a plain range, in which there is no broadcast address. Should you need the CIDR back, just click the same button again:
Re: Recording/tracking network issues (e.g. jitter, latency, packet loss)
19 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
It is indeed beyond the scope of NetWorx. We aim to keep it a lightweight traffic monitor rather than all-in-one network connectivity troubleshooting tool. Furthermore, the network issues like you described are common, yet painfully hard to pinpoint and fix. One may need tools like a ping monitor, Iperf, Wireshark and even a hardware signal analyser. With intermittent connectivity issues the r
Re: Graph issues with the router's long SNMP interval
19 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
That's right, polling once every 5 minutes will affect the chart, but the quotas and totals should all be correct.
Re: How to find out iDRAC firmware version
19 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
There wasn't an entry and until the latest build only HTTP was supported, not HTTPS. With the support of HTTPS if the iDRAC web-interface exposes its version, it can be retrieved and extracted with a regex as per above example.
Re: Not accepting /32 address as a valid CIDR range
19 days ago, by Andrew in Network Scanner Forum
That's because in a single-address CIDR block that IP address would also be the broadcast address. This IP calculator likewise treats the IP address as broadcast. You can simply tick the option shown below and /32 addresses should be accepted normally:
19 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
Those are great ideas actually. We are currently working on a new version of NetWorx (mainly for high DPI support) and will be happy to implement items 1 to 3. Item 4 may need to be thought out. Like you said, if the connection went down, it would be unable to send e-mails anyway, while if you are at the computer where it happened, you would see a notification and a change in the icon. Once
Re: Graph issues with the router's long SNMP interval
19 days ago, by Andrew in NetWorx Forum
First of all, this ZyXEL's limitation of 1 SNMP request in 5 minutes is, for a lack of a better word, stupid. It's like having a wristwatch that only shows the time once every 5 minutes Sure NetWorx can interpolate the data, but it is far from accurate. For example, NetWorx succeeded in obtaining the router's readings at 00:00:00 saying that 1 MB has been received. Then it obtained the readin