Net Monitor Sidekick
Release Notes
1.7.0 - 22nd January 2019
[Update] - Compatible only with OS X 10.13 and OS X 10.14.1.6.0 - 9th August 2014
[Update] - Compatible with OS X 10.9 and OS X 10.10.[Update] - Code signed with v2 signatures for OS X 10.9.5 and above
1.5.2 - 6th April 2013
[Update] - Code signed for Gatekeepr.1.5.1 - 16th February 2012
[Fixed] - No longer hangs upon startup on OS X 10.7 (since 1.5.0).1.5.0 - 6th February 2013
[Enhancement] - TCP connection are matched with their process name and PID. Connections can be filtered by their Process PID. At this stage no process information is provided for UDP connections as OS X data is incorrect.[Update] - Minimum OS X version required 10.7. 10.6 users should use previous version.
1.4.3 - 10th November 2012
[Enhancement] - 64 bit.1.4.2 - 26th October 2012
[Fixed] - Localization issues.1.4.1 - 29th August 2012
[Fixed] - 10.6 - 10.7 Operation.[Fixed] - Enabled NIB Localization.
1.4.0 - 27th August 2012
[Update] - 10.8 support.[Update] - PPC no longer supported.
1.3.0 - 22nd August 2009
[Enhancement] - Persistency for all open session windows, including monitored computer & network, column order, size and sorting.[Enhancement] - Front session window or in its absance, last session window, serves as template for new session window.
[Update] - Simplified "Input" preference pane.
[Update] - No longer possible to sort "Remote Address" column.
1.2.2 - 3rd July 2009
[Enhancement] - Session window includes IP address filter (both IPv4 and IPv6).1.2.1 - 10th May 2009
[Enhancement] - Geo location tool uses the program dns cache for domain name resolving enabling usage with doamin names that do not resolve back to their ip's (provided they are cached).1.2.0 - 22nd April 2009
Final Release.1.2.0b2 - 2nd April 2009
[Fix] - Beta version expires on 30th May 2009.[Fix] - No longer crashes upon startup on 10.4 (since 1.2.0b1)
1.2.0b1 - 16th February 2009
[Enhancement] - Major code refactoring enhancing memory and cpu efficancy (especially with mutiple sessions/cliens).[Enhancement] - Simplified some of the program terms.
[Enhancement] - Enhanced console log.
[Fix] - Addressed an issue of a memory leak.
1.1.2b1 - 8th December 2008
[Enhancement] - Added IP address copy to all other tools command.[Enhancement] - Enhanced tools user interface validation.
[Fix] - Addressed an issue with previous version not running correctly on PPC hardware.
[Fix] - Addressed an issue of random crash.
1.1.1b1 - 5th December 2008
[New] - Traffic filtering by type and protocol set from the configure sheet.[Enhancement & Fix] - Port filtering works as expected, including partial string.
[Enhancement] - Private ports unification controlled via the configure sheet for each session.
[Fix] - Tools usage leading to a crash on certain configurations.
[Fix] - Software update works as expected.
1.1.0b1 - 29th November 2008
[New] - Monitor IPV6 traffic.[New] - Supports Ping6 and Traceroute6.
[Enhancement] - Enhanced packet recognition.
[Enhancement] - Extended traffic table traffic type icons.
[Enhancement] - Traffic table contextual menu includes IP address copy.
[Enhancement] - Improved memory management.
[Enhancement] - Significant reduction in GEO tool memory footprint.
[Fix] - No longer display port number for traffic other than UDP TCP.
[Fix] - No longer display irrelevant stats for broadcast and multicast packets.
[Fix] - Correctly display foreign broadcast and multicast packets.
[Fix] - Traffic Table contextual menu row selection as expected.
[Warning] - Not verified to work correctly on PPC, problems may arise while remote monitoring between PPC and x86.
1.0.0b9 - 31st October 2008
[Fix] - Correctly formats traffic exceeding 2GB.[Fix] - Corrects previous version (1.0.0b8) console errors.
[Fix] - Imporves remote monitoring error handling.
1.0.0b8 - 25th October 2008
[Fix] - Addressed issues with text preferences not being applied if a session window was closed.1.0.0b7 - 13th October 2008
[Enhancement] - Distinguish between direct(local) traffic and traffic going through the default gateway (only for the primary network). A new column on the left side displays the type of traffic.[Enhancement] - Packet are identified by hardware address (if available).
[Fix] - Identify tcp over firewire correctly.
[Fix] - When selecting a new network for monitoring, no longer displays "left overs" from previous interface.
Beta expiration extended to 31st March 2009.
1.0.0b6a - 10th June 2008
Beta expiration extended to 31st December 2008.1.0.0b6 - 22nd February 2008
[Fix] - Addressed issues with Leopard and remote monitoring.[Fix] - Addressed issues with Geo tool.
[Fix] - Improved memory management.
1.0.0b5 - 14th January 2008
[New] - Works with various hardware besides ethernet, including ppp over bluetooth to cellular phone gprs/edge networks and tcp over firewire.[Enhancement] - Client and server recognize and handle sleep/wake-up (since previous version).
1.0.0b4 - 9th January 2008
[New] - Option to turn off unification of private ports. Available under the advanced preference pane.[Enhancement] - Rewritten Geo tool graphic rendering.
[Enhancement] - Replaced Geo tool earth picture.
1.0.0b3 - 5th October 2007
[New] - Active traffic is displayed in color text which will fade to black during 30 seconds. Color can be selected from the preferences panel.[New] - Last traffic active time column added to traffic table.
[New] - Added to traffic table a cancel sorting button at the top right.
[Fix] - Addressed an issue of traffic table sorting not updating.
[Fix] - Addressed an issue of software update download panel not being displayed.
[Fix] - Addressed an issue of repeated ip address lookup.
1.0.0b2 - 28th September 2007
[Modification] - Enhanced robustness.[New] - Added an option to select the interface input source, either from network preferences or directly from the bsd routing table. Available under the input preference pane.
[New] - Added an option to auto select on startup the last monitored interface or the current active (primary) interface. Available under the input preference pane.
[New] - Added an option to auto switch to active (primary) interface when the active interface changes. Available under the input preference pane.