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LAN Speed Test Changelog

What's new in LAN Speed Test 4.4

Feb 19, 2019
  • Fix: Email results to multiple email addresses works again
  • Fix: Certain Listbox columns (Details and View Log) were not sorting numerically when user clicks on column header to sort by that column
  • Fix: If certain settings in pref file becomes corrupt, LST could crash on startup
  • Fix: RTT multiplies by 1000 every time log is edited and saved within 'View Log' tab
  • Fix: Numerous locale language display bugs. LST tests and results are international savvy
  • New! Ability to customize the email subject line
  • New! Add reported IP address to 'Details' tab
  • Other minor enhancements and updates

New in LAN Speed Test 4.2.0 (Sep 2, 2018)

  • Test the speed of your Local Network by testing to/from network shared folders
  • Test the speed of your local drives (USB Drives, hard drives, etc.)
  • Compatible with LST Server (v1.5 or later) for real network performance results without hard drive limitations – Even test your WAN (Internet) speed with LST Server
  • Very fast! Most tests are less than 1 minute
  • Completely Portable - No installation needed
  • Can be run from a hard drive, USB Flash drives, Network Share, etc.
  • Compatible with Windows 7 or later and Windows Server 2008 or later
  • Compatible with Mac 10.7.5 (Lion) or later
  • LAN Speed Test and LAN Speed Test (Lite) are now the same download
  • Packets up to 9 GB in size and up to 1000 packets *
  • Chunk size adjustable up to 1 MB (for advanced testers)
  • View results by Average, Maximum, and Minimum throughputs *
  • Progress bar and cancel button allowing user to cancel at any time
  • Ability to choose Network Interface Card for computers with multiple NICs
  • Ability to view each packet's results in a chart or by details *
  • Ability to view results as Gbps, Mbps, Kbps, GBps, MBps, or KBps *
  • Email results manually, automatically, or only when under a certain speed *
  • Log results to .csv file with user configurable file location. All entries are SQL compatible for easy importing into SQL Server, MySql, etc.) *
  • Option to log Avg, Max, & Min automatically *
  • View/Edit Log built right into LAN Speed Test *
  • Network Scan (see other devices on your network, keep notes about them, etc.) *
  • Run multiple tests automatically - any number of tests from 1 sec to 24 hrs apart *
  • Open/Save all options and results to .csv file
  • Command Line Mode - All testing options available from command line *
  • Command Line Builder (automatically builds the command line options that you need based on your current settings) *
  • LAN Speed Test's user interface has been greatly improved - Plus it's fully high DPI - aware

New in LAN Speed Test 4.1.0 (Feb 13, 2018)

  • Fix: Windows - Registration screen - cursor would stay on the left side of key text box
  • Fix: Mac - Registration screen - paste from keyboard would not work
  • Fix; Command Line Generator misspelled /Silent-True
  • Fix: When performing a large test, and user decides to cancel, it looked like everything canceled correctly, but process could continue to run the test in the background
  • Fix: Windows - When testing over 4 GB (5 GB packets or 10 Packets of 500 MB, etc.), data size displayed incorrectly and results were incorrect
  • Fix: Mac - When testing to smb:// instead of to a mounted folder, LST would crash
  • Fix: Windows - Windows setup did not give option of where to install LAN Speed Test
  • Update: Registration screen - strip out spaces, line feeds, etc. that could make registering difficult when using copy / paste
  • Update: Add more information if registration does not work:
  • Update: Don't show as much fraction in results
  • Update: Add option to change the way packets are recreated after the 1st one (open and overwrite file or re-create file). Some NAS's test better one way over the other. If the NAS that you are testing to is slower after the 1st packet, change this option.
  • Update: Windows - faster User interface
  • Update: Other bug fixes and internal updates

New in LAN Speed Test 4.0.0 (Nov 16, 2017)

  • New! Now available for Mac (and Windows) users
  • New! LAN Speed Test and LAN Speed Test (Lite) are now the same application/download
  • New! Ability to choose Network Interface Card for computers with multiple NICs
  • New! Ability to view each packet's results in a chart or by details *
  • New! Random packet sizes between Min and Max setpoints *
  • New! Test packets are built on the fly using random text (no more compression issues)
  • New! Multi-User prefs file - Test settings can be shared or specific by MAC address *
  • New! Option added to test for a number of seconds (creates packet sizes automatically)
  • New! Option to test only one direction (ie. only write test to shared folder)
  • New! Email options now support new mail server requirements (Outlook.com, Gmail, etc.) *
  • New! Command Line Builder (automatically builds the command line options that you need based on your current settings *
  • New! Completely rebuilt user friendly modern interface
  • New! High DPI support - extra crisp text and graphics for MS Surface Pros, 4K, 5K, & Retina displays
  • New! Click & drag to resize LAN Speed Test windows (very helpful when viewing log, etc.)
  • New! Optional Windows 64 bit build available
  • New! Mac OS & Windows versions can now utilize multi-core processors
  • Updated: Progress bar and cancel button allowing user to cancel at any time
  • Updated: Up to 1000 packets *
  • Updated: Viewing results by Average, Maximum, and Minimum throughputs *
  • Updated: Log results to .csv file with user configurable file location. All entries are SQL compatible for easy importing into SQL Server, MySql, etc.) *
  • Updated: Option to log Avg, Max, & Min automatically *
  • Updated: View/Edit Log built right into LAN Speed Test *
  • Updated: Network Scan (see other devices on your network, keep notes about them, etc.) *
  • Updated: Run multiple tests automatically - any number of tests from 1 sec to 24 hrs apart *
  • Updated: Open/Save all options and results to .csv file *
  • Update: Binary and Decimal mode display correctly (ie. 1 MB or 1 MiB, etc.)

New in LAN Speed Test 4.0 Beta 5 (Aug 29, 2017)

  • Windows & Mac OS versions can now test to LAN Speed Test Server version 1.4 and up - Beta 5
  • Mac OS testing to local folders/drives (just as the Windows build) - Beta 5
  • Mac OS testing supports all NAS and network drives now (just as the Windows build) - Beta 5
  • Option added to test for a number of seconds (creates packet sizes automatically) - Beta 5
  • Adjustable Chunk Size for testing to LST Server (8K - 1024K) for advanced users wanting to fine tune tests - Beta 5
  • New toolbar and icons - clearer and faster especially on High DPI displays - Beta 5
  • Mac OS release is now 64 bit - Beta 5
  • Mac OS & Windows versions can now utilize multi-core processors - Beta 5

New in LAN Speed Test 4.0 Beta 4 (Jun 2, 2017)

  • High DPI - extra crisp text and graphics for MS Surface Pros, 4K, 5K, & Retina displays

New in LAN Speed Test 4.0 Beta 2 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Completely portable – No installation needed
  • Compatible With Windows versions 7 & up (Win7 SP1+, Server2003, Server 2008, Server 2012)
  • New! Now available for Mac users and soon Linux users
  • Can be run from a hard drive, USB Flash drives, Network Share, etc.
  • Very fast! Most tests are less than 1 minute
  • New! Ability to choose Network Interface Card for computers with multiple NICs
  • Testing to local folders/drives (USB Drives, hard drives, etc. - Windows only at this time)
  • Testing to network shared folders
  • Packets up to 9 GB
  • New! Random packet sizes between Min and Max setpoints
  • Up to 1000 packets
  • New! Test packets are built on the fly using random text. The random text fixes the issue where results could be skewed by some hardware devices trying to compress data while testing.
  • New! Multi-User prefs file - Built for multiple users - Test settings can be shared or specific by MAC address
  • Progress bar and cancel button allowing user to cancel at any time
  • Viewing results by Average, Maximum, and Minimum throughputs
  • New! Ability to view each packet's results in a chart or by details
  • Ability to view results as Gbps, Mbps, Kbps, GBps, MBps, or KBps
  • Ability to see further testing details in an optional info window
  • Click & drag to resize LAN Speed Test windows (very helpful when viewing log, etc.) -Beta 2
  • Log results to .csv file with user configurable file location. All entries are SQL compatible for easy importing into SQL Server, MySql, etc.) -Beta 2
  • Option to log Avg, Max, & Min automatically -Beta 2
  • View/Edit Log built right into LAN Speed Test -Beta 2
  • Network Scan (see other devices on your network, keep notes about them, etc.) -Beta 2
  • Run multiple tests automatically - any number of tests from 1 sec to 24 hrs apart -Beta 2
  • Option to test only one direction (ie. only write test to shared folder) -Beta 2
  • Option to check for update -Beta 2
  • Updated User Interface -Beta 2

New in LAN Speed Test 3.5 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • Finally found and eliminated the Network Scan Bug - this bug affected certain processors under certain situations, and caused the Network Scan to never finish
  • Fixed screen size issues and fonts for Windows 8 and above
  • Folder or Server IP was limited to 32 chars - now unlimited
  • Running LAN Speed Test from Command Line /D2 (Just Status Bars) or /D3 (Silent) now suppresses all errors (no longer waits for an acknowledgement from the user - just log it, if required, and continue)
  • Wait Time between tests is now 1-3600 seconds instead of 1-60 seconds
  • Add read and write times to Log
  • Update clear cache routine - much faster

New in LAN Speed Test 3.4 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • When in continuous mode, and there is an error on the current test, do not wait for an acknowledgement from the user - just log it and continue
  • When in continuous mode, and there is an error on the current test, do not end the current job - just log it, and continue
  • When email notifications set to below xxxxx - Errors were not always triggering the system to send an email alert - now they are
  • Add status to Email & Print Out
  • Add RTT (Round Trip Time to LST Server) to log

New in LAN Speed Test 3.3 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • The new config screens introduced in v3.2 were not high dpi aware causing some options to not be visible when using larger fonts, higher dpi settings, etc.
  • Help routines completely overhauled - now supports Rich Text for easier viewing
  • Spaces were sometimes being copied over when using copy/paste for registering and would result in invalid registration. Spaces are now ignored.

New in LAN Speed Test 3.2 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • Ability to email results with built in SMTP mail client. Results can be emailed manually when pressing the button, automatically after each test, or only when results are below your setpoint.
  • Added the new Email feature to Command Line options
  • 'Log File' option always started enabled intead of honoring the last used setting
  • In certain situations, LAN Speed Test would not automatically log results - even with 'Log File' enabled
  • Help updated with new features

New in LAN Speed Test 3.1 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • In certain situations (Win7 to Win7 shared folder), the timer would stop after the packet was sent to the local cache instead of the drive's cache. This would cause the write results and throughputs to show a lot faster than it should.
  • In certain situations (Win7 to Win7 shared folder), the last packet being read was already cached and would cause the read results and max throughput to show faster than it should.

New in LAN Speed Test 3.0 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • Ability to view avg, max, & min test results
  • Ability to test with simultaneous multiple streams (Up to 25 with LST Server and up to 2 when testing to a folder)
  • Ability to automatically re-start test (with programmable wait times between tests) for 1-24 hours or until manually stopped
  • GBit (Gbps & GBps) labels and calculations
  • Option to bypass drive's write caching during tests.
  • Packet counter on the status screen
  • Drop down edit box at 'Folder or Server IP' to remember last 9 entries
  • 'Check for update' link on help screen
  • 'Check for update online at startup' option
  • Running from Command Line now supports all testing options!
  • Each test begins with a Latency (RTT) measurement and displayed along with other new details in debug window for advanced troubleshooting
  • Cut/Copy/Paste/Select All/Delete/Edit Note hot key support in 'View Log' window
  • '# of Data Streams' and 'Test Status' fields added to log
  • LAN Speed Test does not keep individual settings based on MAC address anymore. Now there is only one group of common settings. Previously you had to set up each client manually. Now you set it up once, and all tests from all clients will default that way. If you need individual control for certain computers, you can do this from the updated command line interface, and
  • this will override any default settings.
  • Change right click options in view log ('Select All', 'Clear Selection', 'Copy With Headers', 'Copy Without Headers', and removed Copy All')
  • Log file - all fields are now SQL compatible. This allows for easy import into SQL Server, MySql, etc.
  • 'Number of Test Packets' max increased to 1,000
  • Test filename (when testing to folder) now consists of random numbers and test number so that there can be multiple tests done to one folder at the same time
  • Fixed the timeout issues with slower WAN connections. Timeout occurred if a packet took longer than 5 seconds to send/receive. The new logic allows up to 60 seconds.
  • High DPI aware in Windows 7
  • Fixed minor display issues in Windows 7
  • Fix debug mode displaying write speed twice instead of write speed then read speed
  • Updated Logging, Printing, Open/Save, debug, and help routines to support all the new features

New in LAN Speed Test 2.0.8 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • Option to switch between Binary Mode (1MB = 1,048,576) and Decimal Mode (1MB = 1,000,000) that affects results as well as building of the test file
  • Minor changes and updates
  • Help file updated

New in LAN Speed Test 2.0.7 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • LAN Speed Test now builds the large test files on the fly in 1 MB chunks instead of the whole thing at once. Now you can test with test packets up To 9 GB in size and LAN Speed Test will still only take a maximum of 10 MB of your RAM! This works when testing to a shared folder or to the LST Server.
  • Cancel is very responsive now on all data transfers
  • All Network Scan info (Name & Notes) is now saved by MAC address instead of IP address since IP addresses are not always static
  • Name is now editable in Network Scan
  • Sort by columns is now supported in Network List and Log View
  • 'Folder or Network IP' can now be over 30 characters in Log View (this was causing Log View display to be empty)
  • Log file is now a .csv file instead of a .txt file
  • If you closed the log window with the 'X' - you could have lost changes to the Log file without warning
  • All results are now correctly displayed as decimal instead of binary (i.e. 1 MB = 1,000,000 instead of 1,048,576)
  • Progress display is more responsive and displays more information
  • Add network card information to debug window
  • Add Windows 7 & Server 2008 information to debug window
  • All Network Scan info is now saved in LST_Settings.ini instead of it's own file
  • Printing routine updated
  • Display results after each packet and between write/reads
  • Can log results even when canceled or errored out - adding 'Cancelled...' or 'Error...' in the comment
  • Added status and date to debug window
  • Changed the way the 'Test Packet Size' is adjusted to a scrollbar
  • Minor bug fixes and internal updates
  • Help file updated

New in LAN Speed Test 2.0.6 (Jul 11, 2011)

  • Change - New high precision Timer routine - no longer dependent on LAN Speed Test calculating the processor speed. This was causing some issues in very rare situations
  • Added - Automatically downgrades to a compatible Timer if your hardware does not support the high precision Timer (most do)
  • Added - New log view window with ability to edit logs and add notes
  • Change - Packet sizes can now be as low as 2KB for testing slow wireless
  • networks - previous minimum was 1MB
  • Added - Ability to add notes to the Network List (for IP descriptions, etc.)
  • Added - Added option to automatically populate 'Folder or Server IP' from Network List
  • Change - Network List Window can now stay open while doing tests, etc.
  • Change - Removed unregistered restrictions from Network List
  • Change - Lots more backend information fed to the Debug Window
  • Added - Added some more help information (What's New,FAQ, Errors, etc.)
  • Change - Some UI enhancements
  • Change - Minor bug fixes and internal updates

New in LAN Speed Test 2.0.5 (Jul 11, 2011)

  • Added - Network Scan (lets you see all other computers/devices that are on your network) with the ability to Ping test to any of them
  • Change - Logging has been re-vamped. Now logs are kept in table format
  • Added - New log view window
  • Added - More communication options added with LST Server allowing for better logging, etc. on the server end (Requires
  • LST Server v.1.1 or greater)
  • Added - Debug Window added giving a behind the scenes look for advanced troubleshooting
  • Added - Added more options for 'Folder or Server IP
  • Added - Update Help with detailed instructions for 'Folder or Server IP:'
  • Added - Added more details to error windows
  • Fixed - Last used 'Folder or Server IP:' did not always get saved in .ini file when typed in manually
  • Change - Code cleaned and optimized for even smaller/faster executable
  • Change - Minor bug fixes and internal updates

New in LAN Speed Test 2.0.6 (Jul 11, 2011)

  • Added - Network Scan (lets you see all other computers/devices that are on your network) with the ability to Ping test to any of them
  • Change - Logging has been re-vamped. Now logs are kept in table format
  • Added - New log view window
  • Added - More communication options added with LST Server allowing for better logging, etc. on the server end (Requires
  • LST Server v.1.1 or greater)
  • Added - Debug Window added giving a behind the scenes look for advanced troubleshooting
  • Added - Added more options for 'Folder or Server IP
  • Added - Update Help with detailed instructions for 'Folder or Server IP:'
  • Added - Added more details to error windows
  • Fixed - Last used 'Folder or Server IP:' did not always get saved in .ini file when typed in manually
  • Change - Code cleaned and optimized for even smaller/faster executable
  • Change - Minor bug fixes and internal updates

New in LAN Speed Test 2.0.4 (Oct 29, 2010)

  • Display processor speed
  • Advanced Configuration Screen for fine tuning the network tests
  • Updated the routine that calculates the processor speed
  • Fixed window dimensions for Windows 2003 Server
  • Numerous internal updates
  • Help File updated