What's New in v1.2.0

New features in v1.2.0

• Options Menu: Added an "auto-reconnect" feature to the Connection Log option to trigger an automatic PPP reconnection after the PPP connection is lost and not automatically regained within 30 seconds. The Connection log >> Monitor connection and Connection Log >> Auto-reconnect options must be active for this feature to be enabled. If the Monitor Connection option is not active, then the Auto-reconnect option will be disabled (greyed out). These settings are saved to the INI file.
• System Tab: Added the "Copy To Clipboard" button below the information panel to allow users to copy firmware details to the clipboard (removed the "Firmware ver." button from the Debug Tab where no-one found it).

Changes in v1.2.0

• Debug Tab: Removed the "Firmware ver." button as no-one found it here;
• This help file was updated for the new features/changes and details for versions 0.001 through 0.8.3 were added for the sake of historical completeness;
• New software installations. The Windows NT/2000/XP installation now installs under Windows Server 2003.

Bugs squashed in v1.2.0

• ADSL Tab: Fixed the "Memory Access Violation" error after manually setting the ADSL mode and then switching tabs;
• ADSL Tab: Corrected the logging of the "forced telnet disconnect" message which used to got to the Default Connection Mode Log. It now, correctly, goes to the Misc Tab status log;
• ADSL Tab: Corrected the tx/rx packet counts (they were previously reversed);
• Misc Tab Fixed the "Memory Access Violation" error after manually transferring the event log and then switching tabs;
• Quota Tab: Fixed the occasional loss of the quota reset day where it re-defaulted to 0.

Previous versions

New features in v1.1.1 [July 11, 2003]

• Added splash box to notify telnet on startup timeout underway;
• Added sanity checks for INI file data to be sure, to be sure;
• New installations.

Changes in v1.1.1

• Reduced telnet on startup timeout from default ~25 seconds to 15 seconds;
• Changed default to show utility in task bar rather than hide when not minimised.

Bugs squashed in v1.1.1

• Fixed hang on startup caused by "telnet on startup" failure condition;
• Quota Tab: Added error handlers to prevent endless loops on exit;
• Quota Tab: Fixed integer conversion errors in numbers.

New features in v1.1.0 [July 4, 2003]

• ADSL Tab: The connection log is now scrolled automatically to the end to always show the most recent status entries;
• ADSL Tab: Added the display of the default ADSL connection mode (if known);
• ADSL Tab: Added a facility to set the default ADSL connection mode;
• ADSL Tab: Added new sub-tab for "Default Connection Mode Log" to log setting/retrieving ADSL connection mode;
• Debug Tab: Added the "Firmware ver." button to allow the dumping of the firmware version info to the debug log for cut and paste/copy to clipboard etc;
• Options Menu: Added the "Interfaces" option to allow the automatic refresh of the data shown in the Interfaces Tab every 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 60 seconds (these settings are saved to the INI file);
• Options Menu: Added the new "Task bar visibility" item to allow hiding/showing the utility in the task bar when it is not minimised (this setting is saved to the INI file);
• Options Menu: Added connection checking item for every 3 seconds as some disconnection events did not last 5 or more seconds and so were going undetected;
• Options Menu: Added the new "Telnet on startup" item to enable/disable the telnet on startup facility which retrieves the default ADSL connection mode (this setting is saved to the INI file);
• Options Menu: Added the new "Minimise on startup" item to enable/disable minimisation of the utility to the task bar on startup which is useful when using the "Programs >> Startup" folder;
• Help Menu: Added a "Check web for update" item to check for updated utility versions quickly and without visiting the web site;
• Added a "Confirm close" dialog when closing the utility to avoid accidental closures;
• INI file: Save/restore hide/show task bar preference;
• INI file: Save/restore Interfaces Tab update and frequency preferences;
• INI file: Save/restore "Telnet on startup" setting;
• INI file: Save/restore "Minimise on startup" setting;
• INI file: Quota "last reset date" is now saved on the reset day (previously, it was only saved if the utility was closed on that day);
• All tabs: Added context-sensitive "Help" button to each tab to address identified user interface shortcoming.

Changes in v1.1.0

• ADSL Tab: Split the tab into two sub-tabs: "ADSL Connection Info" and "ADSL Connection Log";
• Disabled the "Update" button on tab pages where it is not applicable rather than making it invisible;
• Moved the WAN IP address from the System Tab to the ADSL Connection Info sub-tab of the ADSL Tab;
• Added error checking to the routine for changing the router telnet password/SNMP write access community name;
• The utility can no longer be launched again if another instance of it is already running;
• Cosmetic changes were made to the layout of several tabs to accommodate the new "Help" button on each tab page;
• This help file was updated to account for the new features and changes; a few minor typographical errors were fixed.

Bugs squashed in v1.1.0

• Fixed the negative numbers in the Interfaces Tab (caused by the SNMP library's internal number representation);
• Fixed the issue with the animated tray icon not conforming to the documented display (see LED Legend) when the utility was minimised to the task bar while the PPP and WAN interfaces were down;
• The utility now saves its settings to its INI file when shutdown by a Windows API message;
• Corrected the mis-calculation of the displayed quota percentage which occurred when the router had traffic counts greater than zero on the WAN interface at startup;
• Added the missing hourglass cursor to the ADSL tab during updates;
• About Box label wrapping fixed.

New features in v1.0.0 [March 26, 2003]

• FIRST RELEASE VERSION;
• Added the display of the current WAN IP address to the Quota Tab;
• Added to the Quota Tab an option to specify the day of the month on which the quota is automatically reset (the day is saved to the INI file);
• Added the display of the date on which the quota was last reset to the Quota Tab (the date is saved to the INI file to account for the utility being re-run on the reset day);
• Added an option to choose directory in which to save event log files to the Misc Tab (this setting is saved to the INI file).

Changes in v1.0.0

• ADSL Tab: ANSI, LITE and DMT modes changed to ANSI, G.LITE and G.DMT;
• Changed some textual descriptions in the Misc Tab;
• Removed the check on whether to prompt the user to save the debug log(s) on exit as it was unnecessary;
• This help file was updated to account for the new features and changes.

Bug squashed in v1.0.0

• Fixed the redefinition of Gigabyte and Megabyte in the Quota Tab. Previously, redefining these values had no effect and the new values were not retrieved from the INI file.

New features in v0.8.5 [March 5, 2003]

• FINAL RELEASE CANDIDATE 6;
• Added the PC's IP address to the Misc Tab;
• Added a manual "eventlog" file transfer feature to the Misc Tab. Post-T8 firmware saves an event log on your router. This enables you to transfer it to your PC and check it out;
• Added a feature to allow you to change the telnet password (also used as the write access community name) to the Misc Tab;
• Added an automatic "eventlog" file transfer feature to the Options menu which lets you have the event log automatically transferred to your PC every 1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours;
• Added the transmitted and received packet counters to the ADSL Tab;
• Added extensive context sensitive help for the IP Tab, ICMP Tab, TCP Tab, UDP Tab, and SNMP Tab.

Changes in v0.8.5

• Cleaned up the order of keyboard tabbing through tabs, controls and edit fields. All features should be accessible from the keyboard using the Tab key, the Enter key and the Cursor keys;
• Aligned the Ethernet WAN data in the Interfaces Tab;
• The utility now never appears in the task bar, even when it is not in a minimised state;
• Removed the otiose "Clear table" buttons from all tables (the tables are automatically cleared when updated).

Bugs squashed in v0.8.5

• Fixed the assignment of the Quota Tab help context to other tabs when the Quota Monitor was turned on;
• Fixed the displaying of the password in the ADSL Tab when it should have been hidden (if you visited the Misc Tab where it used to live, it was then hidden).

New features in v0.8.4 [February 23, 2003]

• FINAL RELEASE CANDIDATE 5;
• Now runs as an animated tray icon in the task bar when minimised;
• The tray icon uses three simulated LEDs to indicate the status of your ADSL connection, your quota and communication with the router (see the LED Legend for what the LEDs mean);
• Added new ADSL Tab;
• The "quota" and "used quota" plus new traffic figures are now saved to the INI file on exit so that you do not have to recalculate usage when re-running the program unless you have used any more of your quota while the program was not running;
• Implemented all Help Menu items;
• Added this Help File -- some sections are still to be completed.

Changes in v0.8.4

• Moved the username/password information and ADSL connection log from the Misc Tab to the new ADSL Tab.

Bugs squashed in v0.8.4

• Negative numbers being displayed in the Interfaces Tab data traffic figures turned out to be an SNMP internal library number representation problem (fixed in v1.1.0 - see above);
• Quota traffic was being measured against the PPP interface. This has been changed to the WAN interface which should fix an undercounting error of between 2 and 5%.

v0.8.3 [February 1, 2003]

• FINAL RELEASE CANDIDATE 4;
• Fixed the inaccurate quota bar graph which did not take account of traffic which had been already counted by the router but which was not part of your quota.

v0.8.2 [January 31, 2003]

• FINAL RELEASE CANDIDATE 3;
• Added 'TESTING' status to interfaces logic;
• Added OutQLen stats to Interface tab;
• Added interface numbers to interface descriptions;
• Removed some obsessive error checking code;
• Fixed the sizing of the connection log window, shortened log messages;
• Fixed the interface numbering which caused the "'' is not an integer problem.

v0.8.1 [January 30, 2003]

• FINAL RELEASE CANDIDATE 2;
• Remaining quota updated independently of bar graph which only updates if change >= 1%;
• Fixed the problem of running the utility when no printer installed on computer.

v0.8.0 [January 29, 2003]

• FINAL RELEASE CANDIDATE 1;
• Added details to SNMP tab;
• Added details to UDP tab;
• Added two pages of details to TCP Tab;
• Added three pages of details to the IP Tab;
• Added details to ICMP Tab;
• Added print option to Debug Tab;
• Added option for using ISP definitions of megabyte and gigabyte to Quota Tab;
• Added percentages and colour changes to bar chart in Quota Tab;
• Added option to Quota Tab to monitor (downloaded) OR (downloaded AND uploaded) data
• Added option to Options Menu for monitoring quota in real time
• Hid the disabled 'Get Values' button on Debug Tab focus;
• Renamed the global 'Get Values' button to 'Update';
• Defaulted IP of router to factory setting of 192.168.0.1 (ini file will override);
• Removed otiose 'Interface dump' from Debug Tab;
• Cleaned up global status line display and busy cursor.

v0.7.0 [January 27, 2003]

• Removed profile from the Debug Tab;
• Fixed bug which would disable link logging when the System Tab IP or community edit fields gained focus and not re-enable it when the lost focus;
• Added Quota Tab to track usage against ISP limit.

v0.6.0 [January 27, 2003]

• Fixed the link disconnection/reconnection detection which was broken in v0.5;
• No prompt to save debug log on exit if no change since 'clear log' was pressed;
• No prompt to save connection log on exit if no change since 'clear log' was pressed.

v0.5.0 [January 25, 2003]

• Removed generation II hardware detection as it did not work;
• Added ini file to save all user settings;
• Added profile to Misc Tab;
• Added save debug log to Debug Tab;
• Added prompt to save debug log on exit if modified since last saved;
• Added prompt to save connection log on exit if modified since last saved;
• Added new link detection logic;
• Added password hide to Options Menu.

v0.4.0 [January 24, 2003]

• Added generation II hardware detection;
• Added username and password to Misc Tab;

v0.3.0 [January 24, 2003]

• Added raw interface table dump to Debug Tab
• Added raw IP table dump to Debug Tab.

v0.2.0 [January 24, 2003]

• Added debug tab with interface dump.

v0.0.0.1 [January 24, 2003]

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