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 X-NetStat Professional 5.2
 3:36 PM 2/25/2005
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Contents:

  * Release notes
  * Introduction
  * How to use
  * How to register
  * Acknowledgements
  * Contact info

Release notes
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Included is the User's manual in Microsoft Word format.

HTML format: http://www.freshsw.com/xns/pro/webhelp/manual.html
PDF  format: http://www.freshsw.com/xns/pro/webhelp/manual.pdf


Introduction
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Thank you for downloading X-NetStat Professional 5.2 !

X-NetStat displays information on your current Internet and network connections, much like the console netstat.exe program, but in a graphical interface. These connections are established each time you visit a web page, send an instant message, or check your email. They also appear when outside computers attempt to connect to your machine, authorized or not. 

Each connection is displayed in the connection table, where you can see the address you are connected to, what
ports (local and remote) are being used,  the connection status, and how long the connection has been active, and the program behind the connection. 
 
This is the Professional edition of X-NetStat, which offers a smorgasbord of additional features that are specifically geared towards Network Administrators for their task of monitoring a network.  XNS Pro is also great for security experts, traffic managers, and power users.  To learn about these new features, start up the program and explore for yourself or open up the User's Manual.

The program should be especially useful for network administrators, and power users in general.  Check out the X-NetStat User's Manual (under the Help menu) for a tour of all of X-NetStat Professional's features.  I hope you find the program to your liking. Please feel free to email me with any feedback and comments.


Enjoy!

Drew Niese
Fresh Software



How to use
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Click the "Refresh" button on the toolbar to update the list of connections. Connections will appear in the connection table, which takes up the majority of the window. Each connection will display the remote address, local and remote ports being used, connection status, and the time when X-NetStat first noticed the connection.

Double-click on a connection in the connection table to bring up the "Connection Info" window. Here, you can copy the connection's information to the clipboard.

Below the connection table is a list of open ports on your system.

To forcefully disconnect a connection, single-click on a connection in the list to highlight it, and then click the "Kill" button. The status bar on the bottom of the screen will tell you if the kill was successful.

To change the look, feel, and behavior of X-NetStat, click the "Options" button.

To minimize X-NetStat to the system tray, click the "Tray" button. A small XNS icon will appear in your system tray in the lower right corner of your screen. Double-click this icon to restore X-NetStat.

For help, about information, and registering, click the "Help" button and choose from the drop down menu.



How to register
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X-NetStat Professional is free to try for a period of 15 days. After this period, you must register or uninstall the program. The cost to register is $30 USD.

To register, click the "Help" button in X-NetStat and then click "Register". A new window will pop up with a hyperlink, and a place to enter a registration code. Click on this hyperlink, or, go to 

   http://www.freshsw.com/xns/pro/register.html

in your web browser. You will be taken to a secure order form, which you can fill out online, mail, or fax. After completing this form, a registration key will be emailed to you within 48 hours.

Go into X-NetStat and click "Register" again. Enter the registration information (name, email & key), click OK, and the program will be registered.

You can also purchase a X-NetStat Professional site-license.  Your copy will be custom branded for your organization and delivered on CD-ROM via Priority Mail.  If you want to use X-NetStat on more than 5 computers, this is your best bet.  To purchase a site license, go to the same URL as above.




Acknowledgements:
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I'd like to extend many thanks to Andy Bent, Coda Hale, Jon Holmes, Beta Guy, Carol Miller, all the beta testers, Borland, and anyone I missed.



Contact info
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Fresh Software
1236 S. Farwell St. #1
Eau Claire, WI 54701
USA


http://www.freshsw.com


Email address:

   Drew Niese     :  drew@freshsw.com (use this one)
   Fresh Software :  fresh@freshsw.com


Put "x-netstat" in subject line.

AOL Instant Messenger: "FreshSoft" (best for quick questions)




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