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                            NetScanTools 4.31
                     Welcome to the "readme" file
		   Trial version 4.31, 20 February 2003
             (c) 1995-2003 Northwest Performance Software, Inc.
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DOCUMENT INDEX
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This file contains the following sections:

1. General Notes
2. Contact Information
3. Installation Instructions
4. Revision History
5. Client Function Summary

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GENERAL NOTES

Program Requirements.
*This program is designed for Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0 SP6a,
Windows ME, 98 or 95. Windows 95 users must
install the Winsock 2 update available at Microsoft's website.
(all the preceding are trademarks or registered trademarks of the
Microsoft Corporation). Some functions will not work on Windows 95.
*Approximately 2 MB disk space
*TCP/IP Network connection with DNS

License Agreement.
Please see License.txt linked from the NetScanTools program group

Suggestions/Comments/Bug Reports
Please submit all suggestions/comments using this form:
http://www.netscantools.com/featurerequest.html

Please submit all bug reports using this form:
http://www.netscantools.com/supportemail.html

Support 24x7:
http://www.netscantools.com/support.html

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CONTACT INFORMATION

email:			sales@netscantools.com or sales@nwpsw.com
WWW-main site:		http://www.nwpsw.com/
			http://www.netscantools.com/

Mailing address:
Northwest Performance Software, Inc.
PO Box 148
Maple Valley, WA 98038-0148 USA

Telephone.  VOICE: (425) 413-0354 (8am to 5pm Pacific (Seattle-LA) Time)
24 hour/7 day FAX: (425) 413-0639

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Unzip the nst4*.zip file to a temporary directory/folder such as
   c:\temp, then run setup.exe.
2. Follow the instructions in the setup program.

Problems installing? See the support section of www.netscantools.com.

(The most common problem is unzipping the files into a directory which has
more than 8 characters or a space included in any level of the directory tree.
Please unzip the contents of the zip file into a short-named directory like
c:\temp or c:\mytemp etc.)

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REVISION HISTORY

20 February 2003 Version 4.31
	New
		-Added filtering to NetBIOS tab to selectively limit the amount
		of digging through Windows domains.

		-Automated the List Domain feature on Name Server Lookup.

		-Added quick selection of NSLOOKUP options to Name Server Lookup.

		-Improved sorting by IP address on Ping, Traceroute, NetScanner.

		-Since so many features depend on the use of raw sockets, we now
		detect whether or not we can use raw sockets on your machine and
		warn you if there is a problem.	We check for Administrator
		privileges which are required for raw sockets and we also check
		for the presence of a program known to block raw sockets access
		even when you have admin privs on your account.
		(Windows XP/2000/NT4 only)

	Fixes
		-Fixed .org whois issue.

11 October 2002 Version 4.30a
	Fix
		-Fixed initialization bug. Only affected trial version.


7 October 2002 Version 4.30
	New
		-Merged Chargen, Daytime, Echo and Quote into single Simple
		Services tab.

		-Added default dns names to Name Server Lookup initial display.

		-Added HTTP 1.1 basic authenticaion to What's New. See setup.

		-Improved ping and traceroute packet post analysis.

		-Updated TimeSync server list.

		-Updated Whois configuration file.

		-Updated Help file.

		-Added Check for New Version button on About tab.

	Fixes
		-Fixed highlighted scrolling scrolling problem on whois and other
		similar tabs.

		-Fixed arin.net whois problem. Added more control over whois queries
		in whois setup.

		-Fixed UDP packet transmission to conform to more strict
		requirements imposed by XP.

8 April 2002 Version 4.23
	New
		-Autosize has been added to certain right click menus.

		-NetScanner: new right click menu has option to eliminate the
		nonresponding ips from list.

		-Updated TimeSync server list.

		-Updated Whois configuration file.

	Fixes
		-Port Probe: over 15 character end IP message issue fixed.

		-Traceroute, NetScanner, and Port Probe have been speeded up.

		-Traceroute: addressed the TTL problem for TTL 32.

		-Windows XP is unable to sort out NetBIOS (Windows) computer names
		returned to it during NetScanner sweeps. We have a workaround
		which prevents those computer names being wrongly assigned to the
		an IP address. For more info, see Microsoft Knowledge Base
		article Q317936. This should be corrected in Windows XP Service
		Pack 1.

19 September 2001 Version 4.22
	New
		-NetScanner tab now has right click menu (results area) with many
		 options.
		-NetScanner, Ping and Traceroute tabs now have new text copying
		 options on right click menu.
		-Ping tab now allows up to 4096 packets to be sent in a single
		 ping sequence.

	Fixes
		-Fixed longstanding bug in traceroute that caused crashes on
		 Win 95/98/ME.
		-Corrected ICMP type 3 table and added more codes.
		-Fixed other bugs in traceroute that affected speed. It should be
		 much faster now.
		-Fixed FTP default button action on Launcher tab.

8 August 2001 Version 4.21
	New
		-NetBIOS tab now has IP address along with MAC address.
		-Font control now added for the text on the tab header.
		-Autosize (ping, traceroute etc.) now autosizes to the
		 column header text or the column contents, whichever it greater.
		-Gridlines added to Ping, Traceroute, NetScanner, NetBIOS.
		-updates and changes to the whois configuration file.
		-Significant changes to whois .com/net/org/edu first server query.

	Fixes
		-mail to/from formatting changed to "user" <user@usersISP.com>

1 June 2001 Version 4.20
	New
		-updates and changes to the whois configuration file.
		Added parsing for domains .cl, .is, .ie, .lt, .nz, .sh.

		-Started parsing VT100 commands in the TCP Term tab. While
		not fully implemented, this is a start at eliminating the
		tiny squares that sometimes appear in the text when connected
		with telnet sessions.

		-Speeded up Port Probe and Traceroute.

	Fixes
		-Fixed trial program crashing problem on Windows ME. CDROM
		version was not affected.

		-Fixed minor problems in TCPTerm.

		-All executables recompiled with VC6SP5.

23 April 2001 Version 4.13
	New
		-updates and changes to the whois configuration file.

	Fixes
		-List Domain (zone transfer) changes to support some DNS server
		zone transfer protocol differences.

18 December 2000 Version 4.12
	New
		-Tab control selection (single line or default multiline) on the
		Preferences tab.
		-Whois parser now supports net.au, ac.uk and gov.uk queries.
		-Most data entry fields now support up to 1023 characters.

	Fixes	
		-NetBIOS tab: MAC address queries are now made using all LANAs.
		-Made small adjustments to NetScanner report.
		-NetScanner now skips .0 and .255 thereby eliminating pings to
		default broadcast addresses.

22 September 2000 Version 4.1
	New
		-Rwhois now supported by adding port number for default whois
		server.
		-Added Ping and Traceroute graphs accessible by right click menu.
		-Launcher tab now has user definable executables.
		-TimeSync now has a Scheduler.
		-Added NetScanner summary report.
		-Changed grouping of tabs for different use categories.
		-New support features on About tab including setting defaults
		and dumping NetScanTools registry settings.
		-PDF format user manual now available for download from website
		support.

	Fixes	
		-All executables recompiled with VC6SP4.
		-Reduced window size 15% to accomodate smaller format screens, ie.
		800x600 large fonts.
		-Port probe speeded up slightly.
		-Critical section changes for Ping, Traceroute, NetScanner, and
		Port Probe.
		-Fix changed "time sent" formatting for outgoing SMTP email
		messages.
		-Fixed Chargen "0 chars" bug when switching tabs.
		-Improved NetBIOS threading. Added in MAC address of Servers
		listed.
		-Added AfxInitRichEdit to InitInstance.
		-Fixed daytime onreset bug.

8 May 2000
	nststd.exe 4.0.2.1 -> 4.0.3.1
		-Changed phone numbers to reflect change in sales office location.
		-Fixed default whois server names.
	smtpmail.dll 4.0.0.3 -> 4.0.0.4
		-Corrected for time zone when generating email message send time.

17 January 2000
	Fixes
	nststd.exe 4.0.1.1 -> 4.0.2.1
		-Removed code section which forced requirement for Windows 95
		OSR2.
		-Improved thread communication.
		-MRUs now properly saved immediately upon clearing.
	nstmtspt.dll 4.0.0.5 -> 4.0.0.6
		-Scrolling for PING/Traceroute/NetScanner now implemented.
		-Bind socket correction.
	smplsrvs.dll 4.0.0.3 -> 4.0.0.4
		-Fixed UDP close upon read from UDP socket for chargen.
		-Bind socket correction.

4 January 2000
	Fixes
	nststd.exe 4.0.0.1 -> 4.0.1.1
		-Fixed problems populating the Port Probe results tree. All
		ports found are now correctly reported.

20 December, 1999
	Initial Release

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CLIENT FUNCTION SUMMARY

NetScanTools is an internet utility toolset. Each tool is kept separately on it's
own tab. For information on using each function tab, press the Help button or the
F1 key.

2/20/03
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