home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Windows Sockets Net Watch - 95.08.06
-
- Copyright (C) 1995 John A. Junod. All rights reserved.
-
- PLEASE REVIEW THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS FILE!!!!
- PLEASE LOOK AT THE WHATSNEW.TXT FILE!!!
- PLEASE LOOK AT THE ON LINE HELP FILE!
-
- Please also read the additional information in WSWATCH1.TXT
- written by Colin Seymour (THANKS!).
-
- ***********************************************************************
- ** WARNING: Do NOT monitor host systems that you do not have control **
- ** of without the express permission of the owners of that host!! **
- ***********************************************************************
-
- THE INFORMATION AND CODE PROVIDED IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY
- OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
- THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL JOHN A. JUNOD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
- WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS
- OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF JOHN A. JUNOD HAS BEEN
- ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
- **********************************************************************
- * This program executable, help file and related text files may be *
- * used without fee by any United States Government organization, *
- * by individuals for non-commercial home use, and by students, *
- * faculty and staff of academic institutions. *
- * *
- * U.S. Government use: Free *
- * Non-commercial home use: Free *
- * Academic use: Free *
- * All other uses: Contact Ipswitch, Inc. for license information *
- * *
- * Archive sites: This program may be included on U.S. Government, *
- * academic and non-commercial Internet archive sites and on CD-ROM *
- * collections distributed by such sites, provided any charge is *
- * solely to recover the cost of distribution. Any such *
- * distribution must contain the complete program, including this *
- * file. Non-commercial Internet archive sites must not be in the *
- * business of making a profit from selling hardware, software, *
- * information or services. (SimTel and mirrors authorized) *
- * *
- * For distribution rights and for all other uses, including *
- * all corporate use, please contact Ipswitch, Inc. at *
- * <info@ipswitch.com> or (617) 676-5700 for license information. *
- * Ipswitch may also be contacted via mail at 81 Hartwell Ave., *
- * Lexington, MA 02173 or fax at (617) 676-5710. *
- * *
- * Ipswitch, Inc. develops and sells a family of TCP/IP products *
- * for a range of PC platforms: Acadia/VxD for Windows, Piper/IP *
- * for DOS and Windows, Vantage/IP for OS/2, the Catipult Netware *
- * to TCP/IP gateway, IMail electronic mail for Windows and INews *
- * network news for Windows. *
- **********************************************************************
-
- DESCRIPTION:
- ============
-
- This application provides a graphical means for monitoring the
- status of selected hosts or network equipment on a network and
- a method of alerting you when those systems have problems.
-
- The alerts are visual, audio (if you have a sound card) and can
- be to a digital beeper or through any user designed application.
-
- This application is designed to work on Windows NT or Windows 95.
- It will work on Windows for Workgroups 3.11 if you have Win32s
- installed and one of the supported network stacks.
-
- WS_WATCH also provides the following tools:
-
- PING: Provides the ability to measure round trip time
- to a remote host as well as provide reachability
- information.
-
- TRACEROUTE: Provides the ability to view the network path to
- a remote host. (not on all network stacks)
-
- NSLOOKUP: Provides the ability to retrieve and view Domain
- Name Service information.
-
- WHOIS: Provides the ability to query WHOIS servers for
- user and network information.
-
- FINGER: Provides the ability to query hosts for user
- information.
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
- =============
-
- WS_WATCH requires Windows NT, Windows 95 or Win32s 1.15 (or later)
-
- Windows NT and Windows 95 come with a WSOCK32.DLL. If you
- use a different vendors stack on these platforms you will
- need to replace the WSOCK32.DLL that comes with the OS.
-
- WS_WATCH on Win32s requires you to have a properly installed
- WINSOCK.DLL and requires Windows 3.1 or later.
-
- If you are running on Windows 3.x and you don't have a
- WINSOCK.DLL, I'd suggest getting the the shareware Trumpet
- Winsock from ftp.trumpet.com.au or buying a vendor supported
- one from Ipswitch, Inc. or from FTP Software, Inc.
-
- WS_WATCH requires a 386, 486 or Pentium processor. (DEC Alpha version
- is available.)
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
- =============
-
- YOU MUST HAVE A PROPERLY INSTALLED WINSOCK.DLL FOR THIS APPLICATION
- TO WORK. REFER TO YOUR WINSOCK.DLL DOCUMENTATION FOR SETUP!!
-
- 1. Create a directory for this program and copy WS_WATCH.EXE,
- WS_WATCH.HLP and unzip SAMPLE.ZIP to that directory. (NOTE:
- many of the ip addresses in the samples are set to 127.0.0.1)
-
- 2. Create an ICON in any Program Manager group.
- a. Use the File Manager and drag the program into a Program
- Manager group.
- b. Use [F]ile [N]ew in the Program Manager.
-
-
- UPDATING FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS:
- ================================
-
- Just install the new EXE and HLP files. Don't unzip SAMPLE.ZIP.
-
-
- VALID COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
- ===========================
-
- Map file may be specified on the command line as in:
- WS_WATCH mymap.db
-
-
- WHERE TO GET IT
- ===============
-
- (free restricted use versions)
-
- ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/win3/winsock/ws_watch.zip
- ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/win3/winsock/watch95.zip
-
- ftp://winftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/winsock/ws_watch.zip
- ftp://winftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/winsock/watch95.zip
-
- on Compuserve in WINCON library 11
-
- ftp://ftp.usma.edu/pub/msdos/winsock.files/ws_watch.zip
- ftp://ftp.usma.edu/pub/msdos/winsock.files/watch95.zip
-
- http://www.csra.net/junodj/
-
- (commercial versions)
-
- contact Ipswitch, Inc. at (617)-676-5700 or FAX:617-676-5710 or
- by E-Mail at <info@ipswitch.com> http://www.ipswitch.com/
-
-
- SUPPORT
- =======
-
- ALL beginner support is provided through Compuserve in the WINCON
- area. Please do NOT send "how do I use ws_watch" questions to the
- author. I will NOT respond.
-
- ALL bug reports and suggestions for improvement should be sent to
- <junodj@martinez.ipswitch.com> or <junodj@csra.net>
-
- ALL distribution, commercial purchase requests need to be sent to
- <info@ipswitch.com>
-
-
- BUG REPORTS, SUGGESTIONS, ETC...
- ================================
-
- Send all bug reports, suggestions, etc to "junodj@martinez.ipswitch.com"
- or to "junodj@csra.net"
-
- If you like this program, let other people know about it!
- Post your comments in comp.protocol.tcp-ip.ibmpc, alt.winsock and
- comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip on usenet and places like
- compuserve, aol and msn.
-
-
- KNOWN PROBLEMS
- ==============
-
- Does not work properly with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with the
- Microsoft TCP/IP 32 installed.
-
- Traceroute functions will not work on a number of network stacks.
- They WILL work on Windows 95 and Windows NT with the Microsoft
- TCP/IP installed and on WfWg 3.11 with Trumpet Winsock.
-
- Some network stacks will allow you to exit the program while a
- POLL is in progress. However, you will end up having to reboot
- your system. DON'T EXIT WS_WATCH WHEN A POLL IS IN PROGRESS!
- Click on the Stop icon or Abort button and WAIT for the poll
- to stop before exiting.
-
- Screen redraw during editing is flakey. Minimize and restore
- window after editing.
-
- Netbeui and SNMP monitoring methods are disabled. Contact
- Ipswitch about commercial version after Oct 95.
-
- Internal beeper support is not robust and may lock up when the
- com port is in use. Default beeper string may need more
- comma's depending on your beeper. A failed beeper call will
- not retry.
-
-
- BEEPER SUPPORT
- ==============
-
- Beeper support is brand new and the internal support probably will
- not work properly. I'd suggest using the external program method
- and writing that support yourself. A code skeleton for a console
- application BEEPER.EXE is provided. The presence of a program
- name in the beeper section of the host configuration enables the
- external program. Make sure you set the settings in Preferences
- Set Beeper!
-
- The following infomation is made available to the external
- program via the command line.
-
- arg 1: either DN or UP
- arg 2: the phone number as specified in the host configuration
- arg 3: the code as specified in the host configuration
- arg 4: the ip address of the host
-
- examples:
- 0: beeper.exe 1: DN 2: 8694297 3: 3333 4: 127.0.0.1
- 0: beeper.exe 1: DN 2: 8694297 3: 2222 4: 127.0.0.1
- 0: beeper.exe 1: UP 2: 8694297 3: 2222 4: 127.0.0.1
-
- The external program is executed with SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE.
-
- If you have beep each enabled, the external program is executed
- for each down host. If it is disabled, it is executed once at
- the end of the POLL using the information from the down host
- that had the highest numeric priority.
-
- The beep will not be activated if someone silenced the alarm
- before the beep count is reached.
-
- The UP message will only be sent if the packets lost is greater
- than beep count when the host comes back alive.
-
- UP and DN messages use the same priority system. So it is
- possible to receive an UP message from a high priority host
- and miss a DN message from a low priority host.
-
- PHONE: This is the number that is dialed or passed as arg 2
- to the external program.
-
- COUNT: This is an exact match of the down count when the beeper
- is activated. This number SHOULD be greater than 4. The
- default is 15 greater than the sound activation trigger.
- (sound activation trigger is 4)
-
- CODE: This is the number that is sent to the beeper or passed
- as arg 3 to the external program. When the internal
- code is used, a prefix of 000 is used for down messages
- and 999 is used for up messages.
-
- PRIORITY: When using the internal code, only the down host with
- the highest numeric priority is sent to the beeper. The
- same is true of the external program when "Beep Each"
- is not enabled.
-
- Author
- ======
- John A. Junod Internet: <junodj@css583.gordon.army.mil>
- 267 Hillwood Street <zj8549@trotter.usma.edu>
- Martinez, GA 30907 Compuserve: 72321,366
- (706)-780-2671
-
-
-