WS_Ping ProPack Internet Utilities for Windows 95/NT
Version 2.1 Release Notes

Ipswitch, Inc.
http://www.ipswitch.com

In This File
============
- Description
- What's New in Version 2.1?
- Installation
- Customizing the Installation
  - If you have the self-extracting program (WSP_Rel.exe)
  - If you have the zip file (WSP_rel.zip) or program disk
- For More Information
- Known Problems
- Changes Since Last Version

Description
===========

WS_Ping ProPack is an integrated set of Internet diagnostic 
and information tools brought to you by the makers of 
WS_FTP Pro. WS_Ping ProPack provides an easy-to-use graphical 
interface to the most commonly used Internet tools, including 
Ping, Traceroute, DNS Lookup, Finger, Whois, LDAP, SNMP, and 
Scan tools. 
This set of tools will help you quickly track down network problems 
and find information about users, hosts, and networks on the 
Internet (or in an intranet). In addition, WS_Ping ProPack can 
test web addresses, synchronize your computer with a time server, 
and test throughput on a connection. 

WS_Ping ProPack runs on Windows 95 or Windows NT systems and 
can query any systems on a TCP/IP network, including PCs,
UNIX systems, and routers.


What's New in Version 2.1?
==========================

Version 2.1 of WS_Ping ProPack offers new tools for diagnosing 
network problems and provides enhancements to the existing tools.

New tools include:

Info provides information (including hostname, IP address, contact 
information, network availability) about a specified network host 
or device.

Time synchronizes your local computer’s clock with a remote time 
server and lets you query multiple time servers and compare the 
results.

HTML is a diagnostic tool that lets you query a web address (URL) 
and view the full header information and page data returned by the 
HTTP server.

Throughput tests the speed of data transfer between your computer 
and a remote computer.

Significant enhancements to existing tools include:

Lookup -- You can now do a zone transfer, which displays a listing 
of all registered hosts (including hostname and IP address) for a 
domain (or zone).

Scan -- Improved scan routines have increased scan times by a factor 
of 40. Also, Scan now checks the IP address entries for "out of range" 
errors.

Traceroute -- You can now trace a route to a remote host using 
"loose source routing" which lets you test a specific path when 
multiple paths to a host exist. This feature lets you force the 
trace to go through a specified host or interface.

LDAP -- LDAP now retains the previous search entry. 

Info, Ping, Traceroute, Throughput -- You can now display the output 
from these tools in Report format, which shows results in columns 
with labels.

All tools -- You can now print the output from any tool by selecting 
Print from the File menu.

Installation
============

If you have the download self-extracting file (WSP_Rel.exe), run
the file to start the installation. 

If you have the download zip file (WSP_Rel.zip), unzip the file into
a temporary directory and run install.exe. 

If you have the program disk, insert the disk in a drive and run 
install.exe.


Customizing the Installation
============================

If you have the self-extracting program (WSP_Rel.exe):
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You can run the installation program with the following parameters:

- The -quiet or -silent parameters run the installation without 
  displaying installation information on the screen. Output from the 
  installation program is logged to the file setup.log in the 
  directory where you launched the installation. 
  (For example, run: wsp_rel.exe -quiet)

- The -remove parameter removes a WS_Ping ProPack installation. 
  (For example, run: wsp_rel.exe -remove)

If you have the zip file (WSP_Rel.zip) or program disk:
-------------------------------------------------------

You can customize the WS_Ping ProPack installation program to:

- Install a subset of the available tools
- Set the default program directory
- Set the default Program Manager group
- Do a silent install, whereby you can run the installation 
  program from the command line without displaying any 
  information to the screen (output is logged to the file setup.log). 

To customize the installation program:

1. Unzip the download directory in a temporary directory.

2. Edit the file wspingpr.inf as follows:

   In the [setup] section, each of the tools is shown with a
   corresponding number (for example, 1=ping,2=trace). Add the
   numbers of the tools that you do not want in the installation,
   and then enter the total in the applets= parameter.

   For example, if you do not want Traceroute and LDAP in the
   installation, add 2=trace plus 32=LDAP and enter applets=34
   in the [setup] section.

   To set the default program directory, change the path in the 
   progdir= parameter.

   To set the default Program Manager group, change the group 
   name in the group= parameter. 

   To run the silent install, set the Quiet parameter equal to 1.
   When you run install.exe, WS_Ping ProPack will be installed 
   using the current settings in the wspingpr.inf file. Output 
   will not be displayed to the screen. Output from the installation
   program is logged to the file setup.log in the directory where
   you launched the installation.

3. Run the install.exe program.

   
For More Information
====================

For more information on using WS_Ping ProPack refer to the 
following:

o WS_Ping ProPack help system -- describes each tool and provides
  how-to information. 

o WS_Ping ProPack page on the Ipswitch Web site at:
   http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_Ping/index.html


Known Problems 
==============
Install -  Does not read the registry for: ProgramFilesDir and/or ProgramFilesPath. 


Changes Since Last Version
==========================
The following changes have been made since Version 2.0 was released.

98.04.24 - ver 2.10
  Added HTML tool.
  Added Time tool.
  Added Info tool.
  Added Throughput tool.
  Added ZONE transfers to Lookup tool.
  Added File->Print, Edit->Copy and Edit->SelectAll
    to the NetTools
  Added the report view to several pages (Info, Ping, TraceRoute and Throughput).
  Modified LDAP - made it compatible with a wider range of LDAP servers.
  Modified LDAP - Improved error/status message processing.
  Modified LDAP - Made the 'query' combos in LDAP remember their last value.
  Loose source routing added to Trace tool.  Specify destination
     followed by a comma delimited list of IP addresses to route
     through. (www.ipswitch.com,111.111.111.111,222.222.222.222)
     NOTE: Not all routers allow source routing.
  Modified TraceRoute - Added Timeout parameter.
  Modified Whois - Added more servers to the default List.
  Modified Ping - if count == 0 then it is set to max count.
  Added formating to numeric data where relevant.
  Added edit checking to Host Name/IP Address edit boxes.
  Added 'Ctrl-Key' access to menu commands.
  Added a visual indicator "*" to denote that a column cannot be sorted.
  Increased the number of entries that are memorized in combo boxes.
  Correction in scan routines for Windows 95 OSR-2 stack
  Increased speed of scans x 40 (on NT, x 3 on 95)
  Corrected - lookup seems to lock up system on search for invalid names

