MacPing 3.0.4 features the following changes since 3.0.3:
ΓÇó All networking code is native for Open Transport.
ΓÇó You can change your AppleTalk and TCP/IP configuration "on the fly", without having to quit MacPing.
ΓÇó A few minor bugs made apparent by Open Transport have been fixed.
MacPing 3.0.3 features the following changes since 3.0.2:
ΓÇó Fixed a minor bug in copying or saving IP device names which exceed 32 characters in length.
ΓÇó Worked around a problem with early versions of Open Transport and HINFO queries.
ΓÇó Made it possible for MacPing to be localized for different languages.
MacPing 3.0.2 features the following changes since 3.0.1:
ΓÇó Fixed a minor bug in copying IP device names to the clipboard or saving them to a file.
MacPing 3.0.1 features the following changes since 3.0:
ΓÇó Color! MacPing sports a gray look on color monitors. The traces also use color, with green for valid replies and red for drops.
ΓÇó Devices with multiple names include a downward triangle to the right of the name.
ΓÇó There are menu commands for zeroing the percent dropped and resetting the minimum and maximum response times.
ΓÇó MacPing does not automatically open MacTCP at start-up.
ΓÇó When saving information to a file, MacPing includes a column with the zone name for each device. MacPing also includes the zone name when copying selected device information to the clipboard.
ΓÇó MacPing supports two new AppleScript commands: the ΓÇ£PauseΓÇ¥ command stops testing. The ΓÇ£ResumeΓÇ¥ command resumes testing.
ΓÇó Fixed minor bugs.
MacPing 3.0 featured the following changes since MacPing 2.0.4:
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 can display all devices in a particular AppleTalk network, zone, or range of network numbers. MacPing is much better at finding devices on extended AppleTalk networks or via ARA.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 has new AppleTalk probe types: Name-Binding, Custom Echo and Random Echo. MacPing is much pickier about the packet format of replies.
ΓÇó With MacTCP installed, MacPing 3.0 can test IP networks with ICMP echoes or SNMP requests. Given an IP address, MacPing can discover the appropriate subnet range to test.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 can retrieve system information from Macintoshes, Printers, and IP devices with a single option-click-and-hold.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 has a "Find..." command that lets you locate specific device names or types easily.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 saves common MacPing settings like "Beep When Drops Occur", the window position, or your favorite custom echo packet in its preferences file.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 displays your AppleTalk version, AppleTalk address, IP address, IP subnet mask and Ethernet address in its About Box.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 supports System 7 features like Balloon help and AppleScript.
ΓÇó MacPing 3.0 is faster and more responsive. There are lots of subtle improvements.