Version history for NirSoft Wireless Network Watcher (Portable)
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Changes for v2.20 - v2.21
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v2.17 - v2.18
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v2.13 - v2.15
- Automatic export feature: You can now choose to generate a new filename on every session (When you close the program and then run it again) or on every save. You can also generate a filename with date/time (e.g: wnw20170920123320.csv) instead of numeric counter.
Changes for v2.05 - v2.10
- Added option to export the current network devices list to a file (csv/tab-delimited/html/xml) every xx seconds (In 'Advanced Options' window).
Changes for v2.00 - v2.05
- Fixed bug with 'Execute the following command when a new device is detected': command was executed for previously detected device even when the 'only if the device is detected in the first time' option was turned on.
- Fixed bug: 'Detection Count' did not work when the 'Show All Previous Devices' option was turned on.
- Version 2.03
- Added 'Advanced Options' icon to the toolbar.
- Version 2.02
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v1.99 - v2.00
- Added option to delete devices from the list (File -> Delete Selected Items )
Changes for v1.98 - v1.99
- Added file-AutoComplete feature to the fields that require to type a filename, inside the 'Advanced Options' window.
Changes for v1.83 - v1.90
- Made some changes in the internal scanning mechanism of Wireless Network Watcher, in order to fix bugs and problems that occurred when a device got a different IP address.
- Be aware that due to this mechanism change, detected devices will appear only after their MAC address is found (In previous versions, the device name was displayed even before the MAC address was found)
Changes for v1.81 - v1.83
- Added 'Tray Balloon On Disconnected Device' option.
- Version 1.82
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database
Changes for v1.80 - v1.81
- Added 'Last Detected On' column.
Changes for v1.79 - v1.80
- Added 'Beep On Disconnected Device' option.
- Added option to execute a command when a device is disconnected (On 'Advanced Options' window).
Changes for v1.78 - v1.79
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v1.77 - v1.78
- Fixed the feature added on v1.76: Wireless Network Watcher now displays the 'Advanced Options' window only if it fails on the first scan and the 'Show Advanced Options Automatically' option is turned on.
Changes for v1.76 - v1.77
- Fixed bug: Wireless Network Watcher failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was not located in the primary monitor.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v1.75 - v1.76
- When Wireless Network Watcher fails to detect the network to scan, it now automatically displays the 'Advanced Options' window.
Changes for v1.73 - v1.75
- Added 'Copy As Hosts File' option. (Ctrl+H)
Changes for v1.72 - v1.73
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v1.71 - v1.72
- The 'Background Scan' option is now turned on by default.
Changes for v1.70 - v1.71
- Added 'Always On Top'.
Changes for v1.68 - v1.70
- Added 'Reset Selected Items Counter' option.
Changes for v1.67 - v1.68
- Added /cfg command-line option, which instructs Wireless Network Watcher to use a config file in another location instead if the default config file, for example:
- WNetWatcher.exe /cfg "%AppData%\WNetWatcher.cfg"
Changes for v1.65 - v1.67
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v1.60 - v1.65
- Added 'Show Inactive Devices' option (Under the Options menu). When it's turned on, Wireless Network Watcher continues to display devices when they are not detected anymore, but their 'Active' value is changed from 'Yes' to 'No' and they also have a red X icon.
Changes for v1.58 - v1.60
- When you choose to scan specific IP addresses range, Wireless Network Watcher now automatically skips the broadcast addresses, according to the IP addresses/Subnet masks settings of every network adapter.
- Fixed issue: On some network adapters, Wireless Network Watcher added items with empty MAC address - 00-00-00-00-00-00
Changes for v1.57 - v1.58
- Fixed bug: Wireless Network Watcher failed to load the external MAC addresses file (oui.txt) when every line has 2 leading space characters. (Sometimes this file is provided with leading space characters, I don't really know why...)
Changes for v1.56 - v1.57
- Updated the internal MAC addresses database.
Changes for v1.55 - v1.56
- Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line.
- Fixed issue: Dialog-boxes opened in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.
Changes for v1.50 - v1.55
- Added option to set the interval of the background scan (In the 'Advanced Options' window)
Changes for v1.47 - v1.50
- Added option to run .exe file when a new device is detected (In 'Advanced Options' window)
Changes for v1.46 - v1.47
- Fixed bug: Wireless Network Watcher crashed on some systems when starting the scanning and the 'Clear ARP Cache On Every Scan' option is turned on.
Changes for v1.45 - v1.46
- Added 'Clear ARP Cache On Every Scan' option. This option is useful for Windows 2000/XP, because if the ARP cache is not cleared, a device might be displayed as connected even when it's not connected, because the ARP information is taken from the cache of Windows operating system. On Windows Vista/7, this option is irrelevant, because the ARP scanning is not affected by the cache.
Changes for v1.41 - v1.45
- Added 'Device Options' window (Ctrl+F9), which allows you to change the beep/tray balloon configuration for every device separately.
Changes for v1.40 - v1.41
- The tooltip of the tray icon now shows the number of connected devices.
Changes for v1.35 - v1.40
- Added option to choose audio file to play when a new device is detected (In Advanced Options), instead of using the default beep sound of Windows.
- Added 'Start As Hidden' option. When this option and 'Put Icon On Tray' option are turned on, the main window of Wireless Network Watcher will be invisible on start.
Changes for v1.32 - v1.35
- Added 'MAC Address Format' option, under the Options menu.
- Copy MAC Address option now allows you to copy multiple MAC addresses.
Changes for v1.31 - v1.32
- Added new menu items to the tray context menu: Start Scanning, Stop Scanning, and Advanced Options.
