LeechSoftware's NetMonitor v0.90
by Neill Jordan

NetMonitor is small program which monitors TCP/IP connections to your machine. Meant for systems administrators who wish to keep track of access to a machine, it can also be useful in network programming or troubleshooting. Basically a graphical version of netstat.exe' which ships with win95/98/nt, it has the added advantages of constantly refreshing it's display as well as logging capabilities.

On the main dialog, you will find several area containing info about the machine's network status. The main listbox contains connection information and is fairly self explanatory. On the status bar from left to right is hostname, ip address, and icmp(ping info). Echo Requests is the number of times the machine has been pinged and Echo Replies is the number of ping replies the machine has received.

Selecting Options->Configuration will bring up the configuration dialog box. The Refresh Interval slider sets the frequency with which NetMonitor refreshes the connection info. 'Lookup Hostnames' selects between displaying the hostname or ip address in the connection listbox. 'Show Listening Ports' will display all ports on which the machine is listening for a connection. The 'Log Connections', 'Play Sound on New Connection' and 'Pop Up on New Connection' options are all dependant upon the 'Ports to watch' configuration. Select 'All Ports', 'Ports < 1024' (where most common services are run), or 'Selected Ports'(meaning the ports added to the list box with the 'Add Port' button) to determine which ports will be monitored.

Enjoy the program and please send comments, questions and suggestions to neill@leechsoftware.com. Also be sure to check www.leechsoftware.com for updates.


New in version 0.90:
- ICMP Statistics
- Option to view listening ports
- DNS caching
- Option to resolve hostnames or not
- Hostname and IP displayed on status bar
- Log location selection
- Added 'Ports to watch' options
- Icon
- About Box