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- Stealth Ping
- Version 3.0 for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0
- ========================================
-
- Thank you choosing Stealth Ping, the premier ISP connectivity
- solution for Windows 95/98/NT. Stealth Ping enables you to stay
- connected to your ISP by sending packets of information to
- simulate actual Internet user activity. Stealth Ping is easy
- to install and use, simply run the self-extracting set-up file
- and you're ready to go. (Version 3.0 now allows you to run
- up to 25 multiple threads. This is the same as running 25
- copies of Version 1.22 Each Click Of Start Thread, Will Start A
- New Thread. Click On Stop Thread, To Terminate A Running
- Thread)
-
- In addtion, an Advanced Button was added to Version 3.0 This Button,
- starts a Dialog Box that lets the user change the number of threads
- that are active when StealthPing is started. This Dialog Box, will also
- allow the user to set a ping for a Specific IP Address. This can be done
- on a stand alone basis, or in addition to Standard Pinging.
-
- To order the product online, please visit http://www.mcs.net/~stealth
-
- OUR HOME PAGE
- =============
- If you have questions about the product or require
- technical assistance, please visit our home page
- on the web. Our address is:
-
- http://www.mcs.net/~stealth
-
- email: orvonton@mcs.net
-
- Our web page includes company and technical support
- information, product announcements, software downloads and more.
-
- Again, to order the product online, please visit http://www.mcs.net/~stealth
-
- Minimium Requirements
- =====================
-
- Window 95/98/NT 4.0
- A Modem Connection To The Internet (Dialup Networking SLIP/PPP)
- (This Is The Internet Connection Software That Comes With Window 95/98/NT 4.0)
-
- Using StealthPing
- =================
-
- We recommend that you use Windows95/98/NT Dialup Networking to connect to the
- Internet. If you use this method to connect to the Internet, it is recommended
- that you disable the Dialup Networking 20 minute disconnect. To do this, bring up
- "Start/Settings/Control Panel". Click the "Internet" Icon and select
- "Connections." At that point highlight the "Dialup Settings" for the ISP you
- are connecting too. Then select "Settings." In the corresponding Dialog Box Select
- "Advanced." "Advanced Dialup" will be started. Disable the 20 minute timeout
- by removing the check in the box that says "Disconnect If Idle For More Than 20
- Minutes," and also remove the check "Disconnect When All Internet Applications
- Exit."
-
- Internet Explorer(TM) 5.0 has a message that will pop up after 20 minutes that asks
- if you desire to have your Dialup Networking Connection disconnected. At that
- moment you can check a box that will cause this message to NOT be displayed
- again in the future. I know of no other means of stopping this message,
- other than to disable it when it appears.
-
- If you are connecting to AOL(TM), you need to contact AOL(TM) Technical Support, for
- instructions on how to connect to AOL using Dialup Networking, and also for guidance
- on their policy for using a product like StealthPing. Our technical support people,
- have been told that StealthPing is effective at stopping the AOL(TM) inactivity timer,
- but it has not been tested against the AOL(TM) Messages that pop up at 10 and 45
- minutes. It has been suggested that you use your 10 Day Trial to test effectivness.
-
- If you are being disconnected by a stubborn ISP, then use the "Advanced Button"
- on StealthPing, to bring up the Dialog Box that will enable you to set the
- "Number Of Active Threads At Program Startup" to 25. If you are still having
- problems you may then try running multiple copies of the Program Itself, 2,3,4,
- etc. Even with multiple copies of StealthPing running, very little CPU Time will
- be used, so this will have little or no impact on any programs you are running.
-
- To Start StealthPing, click on the StealthPing Icon either on the Desktop or in
- the Start Menu. The StealthPing Dialog Box will then appear in front of you.
- StealthPing is most effective when it is used in the Stealth mode. To use
- StealthPing in Stealth mode, DO NOT move the Slider Control. Simply minimize the
- Dialog Box. StealthPing is most effective in keeping a PPP/SLIP Connection alive
- when it is used in Stealth mode. Also, it is least likely to be detected by PING
- sensor software on the other side of the PPP/SLIP Connection.
-
- Version 3.0 Allows Up To 25 Clicks Of The Start Thread Button or up to 25 Threads
- at Startup using the Advanced Button.
-
- Besides StealthMode(TM), StealthPing can be set to PING at a period rate by
- moving the Slider Control. The slowest ping rate is 15 seconds and the fastest
- rate is 100 seconds. If you set the ping rate on 15 seconds, you can look at
- the SD light on your modem and you will notice that a packet is sent every 15
- seconds.
-
- You can also move the slider to the other settings, 20, 40, 60, etc. These
- settings are close but not exact, however the granularity of the slider is 1
- second, so it is possible to get 21,22,23 seconds etc., by experimenting. If
- you move the Slider all the way over to the left the ping rate will be returned
- to Stealth mode.
-
- If you are running StealthPing using a periodic rate, instead of Stealth mode
- and you find that your PPP/SLIP connection is timing you out, move the Slider
- all the way to the left and try running it in Stealth mode.
-
- To manipulate the Slider Control's via the keyboard, press the Tab Key, until
- the Slider is activated. After the slider is activated the following keys will
- manipulate the slider: (Arrow Keys,)(PgDn, PgUp,) (End, Home.) After you have
- selected the desired rate, Tab over to the Start Button and press Enter. Start
- must be clicked before StealthPing will start to work. Note - The simplest
- operation is with the mouse, but the keyboard option is there for your
- convenience.
-
- We had a lot of fun writing StealthPing and when I connect to my PPP connection,
- the first thing I do is start StealthPing. At that point I can stay connected
- for hours of hassle free surfing....
-
- Thank You Very Much For Purchasing Our Product,
-
- Mark Rope
- Orvonton Products, Inc.
-
- Internet Exlplorer is a Trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.
- AOL is a Trademark Of America Online.
-