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Re: Large disk with small allocation unit size cause corrupt exFAT file system
3 years ago, by Ann in RAM Disk Forum
Thank you for reporting this. The exFAT formatting issue has been fixed, for both 2K and 4K clusters. You can download the update here. The problem was due to incorrect FAT bitmap creation for larger FAT tables -- exactly what happen in the case of a large drive with a small cluster size.
Re: Where WiFi Guard settings are stored
3 years ago, by Ann in WiFi Guard Forum
It's in C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\WiFi Guard\ Alternatively, you can create a backup via All Devices - Export and save it to an XML file. This backup can be restored via the corresponding Import command.
Re: NetworX Security Alarm Help
3 years ago, by Ann in NetWorx Forum
We are a software development company called SoftPerfect. We create software applications for network administrators, business professionals and home users, and we have no connection to security alarms or any other goods or services outside of the software development field. NetWorx is the name of one of our software products, created almost 20 years ago for keeping track of Internet traffic us
Re: Choosing size and file system for RAM disk and/or RAM disk image
3 years ago, by Ann in RAM Disk Forum
When you are creating a volatile RAM disk (i.e. the one that will be used without an image file and will have all its contents lost every time you reboot or power off your computer), you should leave the image file name field empty in its settings, and instead specify its size and the file system. The disk will be created based on the set size and file system. When you are creating a persistent
3 years ago, by Ann in NetWorx Forum
Most likely, you are using the portable version of NetWorx. This feature does not work in the portable version as it requires a driver to be installed. Using the installer version instead should fix this issue. Also, if you are mainly interested in Netstat-like functionality, check our NetGenius product. It is designed specifically for tracking applications and connections.
Re: Monitoring VirtualBoxes (VMs)
3 years ago, by Ann in NetWorx Forum
It depends how they are connected to the network. You can either install NetWorx in the guest OS, or run it on the host. If installed on the host, you can choose which adapter(s) to monitor.
Re: VPN and connection monitoring
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
It is likely that the VPN service is the cause of the problem. Normally, your applications send and receive data directly, which enables NetGenius to capture and display their activity. However, when a VPN service comes into play, it alters the traffic processing path. Applications send and receive data as usual, but the VPN service intercepts that data, encrypts it and sends it over a tunnel.
Re: How to configure shared folder permissions
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
If you are running the Network Scanner as domain admin, you don't need to specify any account details. It will automatically assume your current user's context, and as a domain admin you should be able to access WMI on remote computers. It's all about WMI configuration in your network. It is not related to who is allowed to access a share. If you get WMI queries working on your network computer
Re: Licence purchase for different operating systems
3 years ago, by Ann in NetWorx Forum
If you want to purchase a licence, it is the same licence for all platforms. The "up to 5 devices" licence covers five devices. Each of those five devices can be running a different operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux), and the same licence key will work with all of them.
Re: Detection and monitoring of 5GHz WiFi traffic
3 years ago, by Ann in NetWorx Forum
Please see this forum thread. It is likely to be the same issue and the same solution.
Re: How to configure shared folder permissions
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
You will need to write a VBScript that extracts the list of shares, gets the security settings of each share, and then outputs that information. Below is a sample script for getting share security info. You may want to modify it further to suit your needs, then load it into NetScanner via Options - Remote Scripting and, if WMI access is enabled and configured, run the script against your device
Re: How to rename computer back to its original name
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
To revert the renamed computer to its original name, simply use the Rename right-click menu again, but this time leave the name empty (do not enter anything).
Re: Bandwidth monitoring in a workgroup
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
We have added the Rename option for devices in the latest build:
Re: How to configure shared folder permissions
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
In Windows, when NTFS permissions and shares are used together, the most restrictive permissions prevail. For example, if "Everyone's" NTFS permissions allow modifications while the share permissions only allow reading, the share permissions apply, because Read is more restrictive than Modify. It is possible to simplify things and work with just one set of permissions: the NTFS share per
Re: How to configure shared folder permissions
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
The lock icon suggests that access was denied when the scanner attempted to list the share's contents. As you are also getting the access denied error, please check that folder's NTFS permissions (locally on the server, on the Security tab in the folder's properties). The effective permissions are computed from NTFS and share permissions combined, so it it likely "Everyone" isn't allo
Re: Date or time since the last port state change
3 years ago, by Ann in Switch Port Mapper Forum
Yes, we have just added this feature. Please download the latest build, install it, and go to menu View - Columns - Last Change. This will add a column that displays how long ago the interface changed its state.
Re: Bandwidth monitoring in a workgroup
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
We don't use encryption in NetGenius. All settings and the access password are kept in a local database in C:\ProgramData\SoftPerfect\NetGenius. The password is Base-64 encoded. For added security in a corporate environment you may want to revoke the Users group access to this folder. No specific permissions are required to save the settings. I am not sure why in your case the GUI did not displ
Re: Bandwidth monitoring in a workgroup
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
The answers to your questions: Once the service has been installed, its default password is blank. You can then connect to the service from the main PC and set a new password. You can also connect to multiple services and set a new password at once. Simply selected all connected services in the user interface, then choose Settings and set a new password; and it will be set on all of them. There
Re: Bandwidth monitoring in a workgroup
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
Yes, there is. NetGenius should suit your requirements quite well. Simply install NetGenius service on every computer that you want to monitor, and you will be able to access all the reports from the main PC.
Re: Packet manipulation chart and network flow graph are empty
3 years ago, by Ann in Connection Emulator Forum
It sounds like you have a filter enabled. Perhaps, the current connections don't match the filter? The graph only shows what matched the filter and was processed rather than just forwarded.
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
SoftPerfect Network Scanner will use whatever SMB versions are installed and available in Windows. In recent builds of Windows 10 it usually means SMBv2 or SMBv3, as Microsoft is retiring SMBv1 due to its security vulnerabilities.
Re: Can a non-admin user use NetGenius?
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
That is correct, it will be displayed.
Re: Duplicate IP address detection
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
The macOS version is currently a separate product, and it does not have all the features available in the Windows version. The Windows version was created nearly 10 years earlier, and so its functionality is significantly more advanced. We are planning on adding new features to the macOS version in the future, but at any time the free trial for both Windows and macOS gives you an accurate repr
Re: Can a non-admin user use NetGenius?
3 years ago, by Ann in NetGenius Forum
You don't need to be an admin user to use NetGenius. However, administrative privileges are required for its installation, because it needs to install a network driver.
Re: Loading programs from RAM disk
3 years ago, by Ann in RAM Disk Forum
It is usually possible, and you can try it if you wish, but it is likely that you will not see much improvement and may run into some issues. We have a Knowledge Base article about installing applications on a RAM disk, please have a look at it for more information. Though, with 32 GB RAM and the fact that you normally do not reboot your system, it looks like the relatively slow starting time o
3 years ago, by Ann in RAM Disk Forum
There isn't any API unfortunately, but there is a command-line support. Specifically, SoftPerfect RAM Disk has a console version (the ramdiskc file in its program folder), designed for use in batch files and scripts. You can simply execute the console command with the required arguments and analyse the exit code to see if it succeeded. This is what the console version looks like:
Re: How to display unlocked shared folders only
3 years ago, by Ann in Network Scanner Forum
It sounds like you are using an old version of Network Scanner. In the latest version, it is possible to filter out the share types you want via View - Quick Host Filter - Shared Folders in the main menu. This way you can have only common (unprotected) shared folders displayed. After that, you can save the filtered results to a file, and only those shares will be included. 1. All discovered
Re: How to set the source port
3 years ago, by Ann in Bandwidth Manager Forum
Simply choose IPv4 TCP/UDP under the protocol section on the General tab. The concept of ports is only valid for transport protocols such as TCP and UDP. If the rule is configured to capture some other protocol(s), it will not let you choose ports, just as you describe.
3 years ago, by Ann in Bandwidth Manager Forum
There is a solution, but it may not work the way you would wish it to. As you may be aware, HTTPS requires the domain certificate and the domain itself to match. For example, a user opens https://www.facebook.com, but since we don't have Facebook's private key, we will need to present a self-signed certificate. Many browsers will not allow users to proceed past this point due to security violat
Re: How to add a program to autorun in Server 2019 Core
3 years ago, by Ann in RAM Disk Forum
Thank you, we'll test it once again with Windows Core and perhaps add a way to enter file names directly. In the meantime, you can simply add an application to be launched directly in the config file. For that, open C:\ProgramData\SoftPerfect\RAM Disk\ramdisk.xml and replace the autorun section with something like this: <autorun> <filename>C:\Path\To\My\App.exe</filename>