LANScan Version 2.01d(S17)
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Network Monitoring software. We are working hard to continually improve LANScan
- adding features, improving performance and correcting problems.
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Version 2.01d has several important
product improvements, documented below:
In version 2.01d(S17):
Default database location is now the
program installation directory. This allows correct operation under Windows-XP.
In version 2.01d(S16):
Device CSV logging now includes separate
entries for RX and TX traffic information. Also, the logging directory is now
created under the database directory instead of being appended to it.
In version 2.01d(S15):
Fix to prevent Workspace Manager crashing
on start-up when a workspace has been configured and made active.
In version 2.01d(S14):
Enhanced report statistics now show Host
and Protocol traffic information.
Report selection dialog now shows all configured
reports and their scheduling settings.
Network and Device views can be customized
to disable Trend, Conversation or Protocol panes. Right click on the Network
interface or Device in the Explorer window and select 'Configure' Here you will
find a menu option to disable the desired pane.
Occasional crash when getting Protocol
data update has now been fixed.
Network Layout view could leave the
'hour-glass' cursor selected. This is now fixed.
In version 2.01d(S12):
New installer for all versions.
License status now immediately reflects
registration changes.
Default database location is now 'My
Documents'.
Trying to select a new database from the
System Settings failed to detect a match with an existing database. Also, using
the browser would cause an extra '.lsd' extension to be added to the filename
and the path and filename would
be swapped.
In LANScan Professional the historical
database now 'follows' the main configuration database location.
In version 2.01d(S11):
Internal changes not affecting user
opreation.
In version 2.01d(S10):
Line and Box drawing in Network Layout now
working correctly. Previously this was not possible highlighted by the drawing
cursor changing back to a selection cursor.
In version 2.01d(S8):
System configuration options now
accessible in Traffic View. Previously when trying to access this option the
system would crash.
In version 2.01d(S7):
Name resolution has been improved to now
report names derived from the ARP Protocol.
System Settings dialog defaulted the
'Disable DNS Lookup' field to true, regardless of the database settings. That
is now fixed.
Resetting the Monitor with views open
could cause the trend time span to change - this has been fixed.
Opening and closing Device or Network Views
could cause LANScan to crash occasionally. That is now fixed.
In earlier versions....
Corrected the 'Report New Local Devices'
feature. It now reports all new local devices.
Corrected the 'Add new Device Objects for
Local Devices' feature. Previously, not all devices were added. Also LANScan
now adds a device for the MAC address associated with the local NIC. Other
local devices are added with a name consisting of 'MAC-' and the MAC address.
The local PC device is added with a name of 'LOCAL MAC-' and the MAC address.
Corrected the 'Report new network
addresses' feature. Previously an IP or IPX device would only be reported if it
was detected at the same time as a new MAC device was detected. They are now
reported properly regardless of the state of the MAC address.
Corrected System Event log reporting.
Occasionally, System Events(Reset, New Address etc) messages would not appear
in the log.
LANScan now starts with network views
open. This makes it easier to quickly see network activity.
In some applications, LANScan can be
configured with more network objects than are actually active. In that case,
LANScan will now show inactive network objects with an 'inactive' icon next to
the name in the explorer view.
Restart function has been enhanced to
perform a complete monitor restart. This can reduce memory usage by LANScan
over the long term. Restart can be manually requested vi the 'Tools' menu, or
it may be configured to occur automatically on a frequency or daily via the
'Configure' menu, 'System Settings' dialog and 'Monitor' property sheet.
Deleting a device or network object when
more than one view of the object was open would cause LANScan to fail. That is
corrected.
Various memory problems throughout LANScan
have been corrected.
Re-enabled Packet Capture in LANScan
Professional. This had been removed in Version 2.01c.
An option was added to the System Settings
dialog to disable DNS lookup. This results in LANScan operating in a purely
passive mode, but domain name addresses are not resolved.
Added a 'Maximum Monitor Memory'
configuration feature to the Monitor System Settings dialog. By lowering the
amount of time LANScan stores network data in memory, the amount of physical
and virtual memory used by LANScan can be reduced. Valid settings are from 1 to
8 hours. Decreasing this value below 8 hours will result in the '8 Hour' value
on network and device summary views to always be 0.
Corrected the field sizes for the Response
Event text labels. Previously the field truncated the label, making it
difficult to understand what the field is used for.
Restored the Packet Capture feature in
LANScan Professional.
It is now no longer possible to create new
network records using the 'Configure' menu option. This was not a useful
function, as the network object could not be made active unless created during
the assign adapters task.
Default Configuration password is now
<blank>. Previously, it was '??????'
New databases now default CSV Logging
frequency to 5 minutes, rather than 1 second.
Added messages to the event log reporting
the start and stop of packet capture in LANScan Professional.
Installation
Run the new executable to install LANScan.
It is not necessary to uninstall the previous version. Note that a new license code
is required for this Beta version.
A new database must be created – previous
version configuration databases are not supported.
‘Quick View’ – Creating a ‘Quick Device
View’ can cause LANScan to believe a permanent device has been created with the
name used in the Quick View. Close LANScan and restart to clear the problem.
‘Crash on closing Device View’ Opening a
device view and closing without any network traffic to/from the device can
occasionally cause LANScan to crash.
Multiple NIC cards - If both cards have
the same default name(displayed in the LANScan adapter dialog), LANScan will
crash on startup. To avoid the problem, do not let LANScan create objects for
all adapters. Create the objects manually and change the names to unique names.
If you need support or wish to contact
LANScan Software:
via email: support@lanscan.com
via the Web: www.lanscan.com
via phone: 804 817 0014
via Fax: 509 753 2264
via Post:
LANScan Software, Inc.
PO Box 383
Ivy, VA 22945
UNITED STATES