DNTools II
Copyright Atmosoft, 1999.

DNTools is designed to help you monitor, optimize, and simplify your Dial-up
Networking connection.  DNTools is an integrated dialer, connection monitor,
optimizer, connection keeper, automatic reconnector, email notifier, and hosts
file manager.

Use DNTools to dial, and it will redial until your connection
is made, at the minimum speed acceptable to you, it will then play an audio
file to let you know it is connected, and launch your browser (or other
software) for you automatically. While you are connected it will show you
your upload and download speeds, check for new email at a regular interval,
ping your isp at random intervals, and reconnect you automatically if your
Internet connection is dropped.  This is the definition of Dial-up Networking
simplification.  DNTools also provides access to all of the Microsoft Dial-up
Networking optimization parameters found in the registry, and can test your
connection and automatically fine tune these settings for you, giving you peak
Dial-up networking performance.  In addition, DNTools will enable you to use
and manage your 'Hosts' file, which is a local database of Internet host names
and associated IP addresses.  This is like having your own name server right
on your computer.  You can enter host names manually, or import them from
Netscape bookmarks, or Internet Explorer Favorites.  DNTools will then look
up the associated IP addresses. 


FEATURES

  *  Monitors network activity to assist in determining your upload and
      download speeds.
  *  Optimizes your Dial-Up Networking performance to speed up your connection
      without any new hardware.  This includes setting the MaxMTU, Receive
      window, Session Time to Live(TTL), SessionKeepAlive, Path MTU
      Auto-Discovery, and Path MTU Black Hole Detect.
  *  Gain easy access to Windows Dial-up Networking Options such as redial. 
  *  Auto Reconnect will automatically redial when your Internet connection
      is lost.
  *  Won't accept slow connections, DNTools keeps dialing until a connection
      is made at an acceptable speed specified by you. 
  *  Turn off the username and password 'connect' dialog box to accelerate
      connecting to your ISP.
  *  Regularly checks your POP3 mail server for new messages.
  *  Log connection statistics to a file, and estimate phone company charges.
  *  Enables keep alive packets which can prevent stalled downloads when using
      servers which support this option.
  *  The Auto-ping option 'pings' a user defined server at random intervals to
      keep your Dial-up Networking connection from being dropped. 
  *  Helps you manage your TCPIP Hosts file to speed up connecting to your
      frequently visited sites.  You can import your most frequently visited
      addresses directly from Netscape Navigator, or Internet Explorer
      bookmark files.
      

REQUIREMENTS

    Windows 95/98
    Microsoft Dial-up Networking version 1.3 or higher.


CONTACT

    Support@Atmosoft.com

    Questions will be answered on the web site.  Please see the help file and
    the online FAQ before asking any questions.
    The FAQ and a list of known bugs will be maintained at the program web
    site: 
            www.atmosoft.com