Revision History
This file tracks the revision history of Network Trace for OS/2.
Any information contained herein should take precedence, if in conflict
with the remainder of this user manual.
02-22-2002 Release
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Maintenance release
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Defect(s) resolved:
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Very large buffer declared at command line causes unpredictable output
file size.
06-02-2000 Release
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Second commercial release: Network Trace for OS/2 v1.1
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Addition of a new mode of operation: SERVICE
mode:
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this provides a new design as an NDIS layer instead of an NDIS "end-user"
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this design:
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is optimized to handle EXTREMELY HEAVY network loads with minimal
or no frame loss
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overcomes all major limitations of the original design, now
called PROTOCOL mode
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Addition of full support for IBM LAN Systems NDIS extensions from May 1995:
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support for the new NDIS primitive "Modify Open Parameters"
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support for the new table of data available in the 802.5 MAC service specific
characteristics
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support for the new field available in the 802.5 MAC media specific statistics
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support for the new PCMCIA LAN adapter events as part of the NDIS "Status
Indication"
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Addition of new IBM 16/4 Token-Ring CardBus Adapter to tested adapter
list. Now notebook machines can take promiscuous traces of
Token-Ring networks!
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Addition of 2 new utilities:
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MACSTAT.EXE: a tool for the direct display and control of LAN adapter
statistics
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NTRDUMP.EXE: an advanced diagnostic tool that dumps the NTRACE.OS2 driver's
data segment for advanced problem diagnosis by the Network Trace development
team
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Major improvements in the usability and structure of all messages including
error conditions. These changes are evident in both the NTRACE.OS2
device driver and in the NTRACE.EXE control application. LANTRAN.LOG
entries are less cryptic and more informative. See:
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Complete rewrite of the user manual with updates, new content and new navigation:
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New sections include:
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New navigational structure including a more granular topic index.
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Updates to every page for new features, functions and errata.
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NTRDIAG Improvements:
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NTRDIAG now fully supports both NTRACE.OS2 modes: protocol and service.
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NTRDIAG makes sure it can load RxMisc.DLL with 'set beginlibpath', otherwise
it exits with a comprehensive diagnostic message.
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NTRDIAG now calls NTRDUMP utility to collect the vital data about the NTRACE.OS2
driver for subsequent analysis of subtle problems if any.
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NTRDIAG now supports multiple installed NTRACE.OS2 instances both for data
collection and analysis.
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NTRDIAG now collects and offers for inspection all found product licenses.
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NTRDIAG now protects the target system from possible trap when BINDTREE
is invoked. This is a work around another bug in Protocol Manager who is
used to trap "just in case" when one or more bindings were unsuccessful.
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NTRDIAG now is smart enough selecting a proper copy of utilities to run
when there are many instances (like NTRACE10 and NTRACE11 both installed):
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first preference is the run path of NTRDIAG if there is a copy of an utility
there;
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second preference is the most recent copy.
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NTRDIAG now offers a better LANTRAN.LOG messages processing.
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NTRDIAG now offers a more convenient informational messages about usable
adapters even in a multiple instance installation, like in the following:
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-a0 -iNTRACE$ --> IBM 10/100 Ethernet PCI Adapter
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-a1 -iNTRACE$ --> IBM Token-Ring PCI Family Adapter
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NTRDIAG, as well as the rest of Network Trace, now supports paths with
intervening spaces, like in "d:\ntrace 11"
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NTRDIAG now offers another chance to write the output file if the originally
specified file cannot be created for any reason.
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Includes:
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Network Trace Device Driver version 1.60
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Network Trace Control Application version 1.25
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NDIS MAC Statistics Utility v1.05
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Network Trace Diagnostic Utility version 1.10
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NDIS MAC Control Blocks Dump Utility v1.05
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Network Trace Driver Dump Utility v1.01
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RXMISC 03-10-2000 build
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NDIS Binding Tree Dump Utility v1.30
03-17-2000 Release
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Service refresh of Network Trace for OS/2 v1.0 for specific modules.
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User Manual
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Updates to Known Problems and Installation
for fixes.
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Addition of a new section for Advanced Installation
Topics. This includes detailed information on installation in
a WSOD environment.
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Addition of a new section for LAN Switch Port Monitoring
on Ethernet switches.
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Addition of a new section for Lost Frames,
based on some content from the Technical Reference and a great deal of
new content.
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Modified organization of contents for easier access.
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Fixed various errata.
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Includes:
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Network Trace Device Driver version 1.38B
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Network Trace Control Application version 1.19B
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Network Trace Diagnostic Utility version 1.05B
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RXMISC 03-10-2000 build
02-21-2000 Release
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First commercial release: Network Trace for OS/2 v1.0
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Includes:
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Network Trace Device Driver version 1.38
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Network Trace Control Application version 1.19
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Network Trace Diagnostic Utility version 1.05
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NDIS MAC Control Blocks Dump Utility v1.02
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RXMISC 02-11-2000 build
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NDIS Binding Tree Dump Utility v1.22
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