NetWorx Portable Changelog

What's new in NetWorx Portable 7.1.5

Feb 14, 2024
  • Added: Session time in the session usage popup.
  • Improved: Per process data collection on macOS.
  • Improved: Ability for notifications to play audio files.
  • Improved: Locking the graph and dynamic tray icon on Linux.
  • Improved: Compatibility with various antivirus products on Windows.
  • Fixed: Positioning of the taskbar graph on a secondary monitor.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.1.4 (Sep 19, 2023)

  • Added: Linux support.
  • Added: Ping and downtime data exports.
  • Improved: Dark theme appearance on Windows.
  • Improved: Workaround for bogus SNMP I/O counters.
  • Improved: Automatic speed units start with Kb/KB.
  • Improved: Warnings about non-writable locations in portable Windows builds.
  • Fixed: Double uptime and speed testing when multiple instances were running.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.1.3 (Apr 4, 2023)

  • Fixed: an issue with speed testing caused by a change in backend infrastructure.
  • Fixed: erroneous graph spikes that were observed when monitoring apps.
  • Fixed: taskbar chart alignment on Windows 11 systems with touchscreen.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.1.2 (Mar 6, 2023)

  • Added: lock window position button for the graph, which prevents graph movement and resizing.
  • Improved: On macOS, a separate process now ensures that the app does not unexpectedly terminate.
  • Fixed: month boundary calculation when the billing period begins on a day higher than the number of days in the current month.
  • Fixed: custom commands created by unprivileged users could potentially allow them to start processes under an admin account.
  • Fixed: charting issues when the speed exceeded 4.2 Gbps (32-bit overflow).
  • Fixed: handling 32-bit counter rollover at high speeds over 1 Gbps.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.1.1 (Dec 6, 2022)

  • Added: speed units customisation.
  • Improved: monochrome menu bar labels and icon on macOS.
  • Improved: recent usage appears in usage reports instantly.
  • Improved: Windows binaries support DEP and dynamic relocation.
  • Improved: excluded apps are hidden from real time graph.
  • Fixed: appearance on macOS with automatic system theme.
  • Fixed: potential crash when using the speed meter.
  • Fixed: taskbar graph appearance on Windows.
  • Fixed: SNMP/UPnP monitoring on macOS.
  • Removed: multiplier setting.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.1 (Oct 28, 2022)

  • Added: drill-down in all usage reports.
  • Added: transparency in taskbar and menu bar.
  • Added: process exclusion for VPN client apps.
  • Improved: show used bandwidth share in all usage reports.
  • Improved: reduced taskbar flicker on some Windows machines.
  • Fixed: taskbar graph recreation if Windows Explorer crashes.
  • Fixed: numerous user interface fixes and enhancements.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.0.3 (Aug 29, 2022)

  • Added: taskbar graph in Windows 11 and in portable editions.
  • Improved: histogram tray icon graph.
  • Improved: network driver compatibility with other products.
  • Improved: UI enhancements throughout the app.
  • Fixed: crash when tray graph was enabled and custom Y-scale was set.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.0.2 (Jun 1, 2022)

  • Added: showing transfer rates in macOS menu bar.
  • Added: data retention warning when deleting adapters.
  • Improved: redesigned custom-drawn quota display.
  • Fixed: data resetting when apps are monitored.
  • Fixed: incorrect tab title on Windows dark theme.
  • Fixed: overlapping names in per computer chart.
  • Fixed: showing hour status when moving mouse.
  • Fixed: respect rates order in graph process view.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.0.1 (May 17, 2022)

  • Added: custom SNMP settings.
  • Added: on mouse hover display.
  • Added: network adapter renaming.
  • Added: custom LAN ranges support.
  • Added: font settings for the graphs.
  • Improved: info shown on click is dynamic.
  • Improved: borderless graph made resizable.
  • Improved: adapter IP info shown in settings.
  • Improved: graph menu item moved out of submenu.
  • Fixed: taskbar extension size on HiDPI.
  • Fixed: importing from UTF-16 databases.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.0 .0 (May 4, 2022)

  • This version is a complete rewrite of the product aiming at future extensibility and multi-platform support.
  • Added: colour schemes and dark mode support.
  • Improved: uptime & downtime monitor.
  • Improved: multiple graph support.
  • Improved: graph shows active apps and chart.
  • Improved: simplified and refreshed user interface.
  • Removed: dial-up features, hourly report, traceroute, ping and most hidden settings.

New in NetWorx Portable 7.0 Beta (Apr 28, 2022)

  • Added: colour schemes and dark mode support.
  • Improved: uptime & downtime monitor.
  • Improved: multiple graph support.
  • Improved: graph shows active apps and chart.
  • Improved: simplified and refreshed user interface.
  • Removed: dial-up features, hourly report, traceroute and ping.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.10 (Jun 24, 2021)

  • Improved: new network infrastructure for speed tests.
  • Improved: application no longer depends on OpenSSL.
  • Updated: network filtering drivers.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.9 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Improved: speed meter automatically switches to a new server if the current one fails.
  • Improved: Windows notifications replaced with a custom window displayed upon click.
  • Improved: speed meter no longer depends on MSXML, which had issues on some systems.
  • Fixed: several bug fixes in network drivers for LAN traffic filtering.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.8 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Improved: LAN traffic filtering uses near-zero CPU even at high speeds.
  • Changed: removed WinPCap support due to its limitations and start-up issues on some systems.
  • Changed: removed per IP address recording as incompatible with CPU-efficient monitoring.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.7 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • Improved: remember selected speed meter server between sessions.
  • Improved: retain sort order when refreshing apps or sites view.
  • Improved: automatically enable desk band when selected in installer.
  • Updated: LAN traffic filtering drivers (larger UDP message buffer).
  • Changed: Windows 7 is the minimum required OS version.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.6 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Added: user prompt on uninstall whether to remove all data.
  • Added: drill-down reports by IP address/by application and vice versa.
  • Added: sound and message notification in the Connection Monitor.
  • Added: speed meter test server can be chosen from several alternatives.
  • Updated: LAN traffic filtering driver.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.5 (May 21, 2019)

  • Fixed: Graph window jumping to a different monitor when another window was moved there.
  • Fixed: Colour inconsistency between the usage graph and historical charts.
  • Fixed: Odd bug when popup menu was upscaled when the graph is shown.
  • Added: User input controls for time under Site and Application reports.
  • Added: Double-click in most reports reveals per application usage during the period.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.4 (Mar 25, 2019)

  • Added: logging of location, IP address and ISP in automated speed tests.
  • Added: Speed Meter data can be exported to HTML, CSV and text files.
  • Improved: Speed Meter overall reliability and compatibility with latest Windows Server.
  • Improved: including Speed Meter's own usage into reports in Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Improved: showing downtime and uptime duration in Connection Monitor.
  • Fixed: Connection Monitor locking up when Internet connection went down.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.3 (Oct 8, 2018)

  • Fixed occasional speed meter errors in IPv6-enabled configurations.
  • Reduced CPU usage when Ignore local traffic in the LAN was on.
  • Added official Windows Server 2019 support.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.2 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • Added a new hidden setting to activate transparent graph background.
  • Updated network drivers used for filtering out local traffic (fixes a few issues with third party products).

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.1 (Jun 29, 2018)

  • Fixed automatic check for updates that could run too frequently.
  • Fixed an issue with graph position which was ocasionally not saved.
  • Updated frameless graph implementation to make it resizeable.
  • Updated included components: SQLite, OpenSSL and geo-IP database.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.2.0 (May 31, 2018)

  • All graphics and icons are now vector images and scale to any DPI on high-resolution displays.
  • Added system tray notifications for connection monitor detections.
  • Improved and uniformed menus for single and double-click actions.
  • Updated and Microsoft-signed LAN traffic filtering drivers.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.1.1 (Jan 22, 2018)

  • Added the OpenSSL library for sending secure e-mails with NetWorx.
  • Updated the LAN filtering drivers and WFP was made the default option.
  • Fixed not saving scheduled speed test settings upon restart on Windows 10.
  • Fixed a scheduled speed tests issue where a test did not complete in time.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.1.0 (Jan 2, 2018)

  • Added docking of the graph to top or bottom of desktop in a reserved space.
  • Added a setting to specify sender e-mail address for outgoing e-mails.
  • Added scheduled speed testing to measure connection's speed regularly.
  • Added history of measurements to the Speed Meter and an easy to read chart.
  • Showing vertical axis at the beginning of the graph rather than the end of it.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.0.4 (Jan 2, 2018)

  • Fixed saving graph visibility on Windows 10+
  • Fixed a memory leak when looking up geo-IP info in Netstat.
  • Fixed incorrect usage on the graph after waking up from sleep.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.0.3 (May 1, 2017)

  • Added a hidden setting for tray graph activity threshold.
  • Added treating zero allowance under Quota as Unlimited.
  • Added saving bar chart height in per day, week, month and custom reports.
  • Added new graph type: average columns calculated over 5 seconds by default.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.0.2 (Mar 14, 2017)

  • More accurate readings when using the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Added a notification when report fails to run or sending email notification fails.
  • Added country flags from IP addresses in ping, trace route, netstat and web-site report.
  • Added environment variable support in CSV graph data file and custom database location.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.0.1 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Added writing to the Windows event log when connection goes off-line and back on-line.
  • Added high-resolution icons sized 64x64, 128x128 and 256x256 for high DPI screens.
  • Added ignoring LAN traffic in kernel when using NetFilter for faster LAN transfers.
  • Added text format in the automatic reports and a button to select target file.
  • Added per web-site report to track what Internet hosts used most data.
  • Fixed a painting issue with icons in Netstat and per application report.
  • Fixed a crash in per application report on certain 64-bit systems.

New in NetWorx Portable 6.0.0 (Jan 1, 2017)

  • NetWorx is now commercial software. To facilitate its further development, we introduced a licence fee.
  • Added remembering height and width of the usage window.
  • Added attaching usage report when sending e-mail quota notifications.
  • Fixed several memory leaks in connection monitor and NetStat.
  • Fixed a few issues with high DPI systems.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.5.5 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Fixed showing messages about blocked Internet repeatedly
  • Apps in automatic reports are sorted by usage rather than name
  • Added graph time stamps displayed when minute ticks are enabled
  • Portable versions are restricted to one instance from one location
  • Minor UI enhancements, updated traffic filtering drivers and DB engine

New in NetWorx Portable 5.5.4 (May 12, 2016)

  • Added Reset Session command to reset the numbers recorded since boot.
  • Added drawing the graph's background bitmap in the desk band graph as well.
  • Fixed an uninstallation issue on Windows 10 where the driver was not removed.
  • Fixed a few minor UI issues when exploring past graph readings with arrow keys.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.5.3 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • Added a workaround for picking-up UPnP devices whose UDN changes after a reboot.
  • Added per-application output in automatic HTML reports when Ignore LAN traffic is on.
  • Added showing average and maximum speeds together in the Speed Meter.
  • Added a hidden setting to write graph data to a CSV file for further analysis.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.5.2 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Fixed converting per application usage records from older databases
  • Fixed doubling entries stored as a list when a backup was restored
  • Fixed updating the options UI dialog when a backup was restored
  • Added new Speed Meter with active connection throughput testing

New in NetWorx Portable 5.5.1 (Feb 2, 2016)

  • Fixed an error in UPnP router detection when malformed XML was received.
  • Fixed polling some routers whose UPnP module didn't support HTTP/1.0.
  • Fixed flicker when Session Usage Summary was shown on the graph.
  • Fixed recording apps usage during the hours marked as Unmetered.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.5.0 (Jan 21, 2016)

  • Added graph smoothing with a moving average for a prettier graph
  • Added a custom UPnP implementation that supports more routers
  • Fixed an error message shown when Windows ran out of TEMP space
  • Fixed sending sync broadcasts on PCs with more than one network card
  • Fixed a few issues with exporting reports to a file from Usage Reports
  • Updated SNMP implementation to minimise the number of requests
  • Updated third-party TDI and WFP drivers to the latest version

New in NetWorx Portable 5.4.2 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Added filter by date in Applications report and showing application names rather than paths
  • Changed usage backup from XML to SQLite DB file and it now also includes program settings
  • Changed the Netstat tool to a connection tree to enable real-time application monitoring
  • Fixed monitoring apps that were monitored even if the selected network was unavailable
  • Fixed a memory leak in connection tracking when the Ignore LAN option was used
  • Fixed closing CSV and HTML files that stayed open when exporting a report
  • Updated LAN traffic filtering drivers with latest compatibility fixes

New in NetWorx Portable 5.4.1 (Aug 8, 2015)

  • Added rounding to good-looking values in the usage report barchart.
  • Added hidden settings to show/hide dial-up and on/off-peak features.
  • Added a warning if DB is not writable or can't be created on disk.
  • Added dialog to allow to reset to a set value other than zero.
  • Minor bug fixes and improved Windows 10 compatibility.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.4.0 (May 12, 2015)

  • Added Y-axis labels rounding to good-looking values on the graph, e.g. 10K, 20K, 30K, 40K, 50K
  • Added logarithmic scale on the graph to enable showing very small and very large values together
  • Added a monthly total in daily auto reports and HTML reports are sent inline, not as attachment
  • Added SNMPv3 support for monitoring the router (see the hidden settings)

New in NetWorx Portable 5.3.5 (Apr 20, 2015)

  • Fixed text overlapping in the bar chart and use the thousand separator by default
  • Fixed initialization of the UPnP router monitoring if it wasn't ready on startup
  • Added automatic reports saved to a file or sent by e-mail

New in NetWorx Portable 5.3.4 (Mar 17, 2015)

  • Added a hidden setting for virtual adapters monitoring ignored by default.
  • Fixed firing off-peak notifications as they were sometimes not processed.
  • Fixed graph disappearance when clicking the desktop in Hide Graph on Full Screen.
  • Added Properties and Open File Location menu options in the application view.
  • Added experimental workaround for routers with incorrect UPnP implementation.
  • Added getting process name from the kernel for reliable application names reporting.
  • Updated languages, filter drivers, done numerous minor fixes and improvements.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.3.3 (Sep 30, 2014)

  • Added graph line width setting in the hidden settings.
  • Fixed black rectangle artefacts in the application view.
  • Fixed the drop-down interface boxes in router setup.
  • Fixed the re-opening WinPCap when there is a capture issue.
  • Fixed the monitoring of all virtual network adapters.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.3.2 (Jun 24, 2014)

  • Fixed disabling Teredo where it was unnecessary for the TDI driver.
  • Fixed quota settings they are now protected too when a password is set.
  • Fixed quota and usage computations when a custom Time Zone Offset was used.
  • Added connection monitor Timeout and Retries variables to the hidden settings.
  • Added showing hints for hotkeys where long hotkey combinations did not fit.
  • Added computer name in subject and body of e-mails for easier identification.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.3.1 (May 7, 2014)

  • Added a hidden setting to disable TCP/UDP tracking in the Ignore LAN mode
  • Added Mobile Broadband support for monitoring as all available connections
  • Added showing units on the graph (configurable in the hidden settings)
  • Added email notifications for short-term conditions
  • Fixed crashing if UPnP was not ready at startup

New in NetWorx Portable 5.3 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Added application usage data in netstat showing each process actvity.
  • Added view scroll bar and a way to reset the connection uptime log.
  • Added e-mail notifications and blocking Internet access in the quota.
  • Added Windows high DPI awareness for high-resolution displays.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.12 (Jan 23, 2014)

  • Fixed doubling dial-up sessions and applications when two users were logged on.
  • Added driver hash sum verification upon installation to avoid unnecessary reboots.
  • Fixed dynamic bars to be relative to a maximum in the last 5 secs rather than session.
  • Added displaying dial-up volume in the At a Glance report in addition to its duration.
  • Added environment variable NOTIFY when launching a program in the notifications.
  • Added UPnP router monitoring for routers that do not support SNMP (experimental).

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.11 (Oct 24, 2013)

  • Added showing usage in terabytes for large numbers over 1000 GB.
  • Added SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 support for router monitoring via SNMP.
  • Fixed an issue with garbled or incorrect application names recorded.
  • Allowed users to choose which implementation of driver to install (WFP/TDI).
  • Added automatic firewall rule creation/removal for usage synchronisation.
  • Updated LAN traffic filtering drivers and improved Windows 8.1 compatibility.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.10 (Sep 17, 2013)

  • Added a hidden setting to suppress the graph on full-screen apps
  • Added highlighting changed hidden options in bold
  • Added totals to the dial-up log and a session filter
  • Added sorting by application in the application view
  • Added a more stable version of the WFP driver for LAN traffic filtering
  • Fixed showing popup menu on the graph on left-positioned secondary display

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.9 (Jul 24, 2013)

  • More reliable uninstallation process to ensure no orphan files are left.
  • Added a workaround to obtain application names that were previously recorded as unknown.
  • Added deleting past records for applications from the Applications view.
  • Expanded the default multicast IP address range to avoid recording multicast traffic as non-local.
  • Updated LAN traffic filtering driver (now uses Windows Filtering Platform on Windows 7 and above).

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.8 (May 13, 2013)

  • Fixed editing hidden boolean settings. Added a swap In/Out hidden parameter.
  • Fixed not resuming monitoring WinPCap traffic after adapter removal.
  • Added ignoring duplicates when importing IP address to local traffic filter.
  • Added recording traffic usage per application in the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Added a Connection Monitor that records interruptions in your Internet connection service.
  • Moved ping, trace route and netstat under the Tools menu and updated some graphics.
  • Removed Windows 2000 support. Now Windows XP or higher is required.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.7 (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Added a built-in network driver for LAN traffic filtering similar to that in v5.1.7 to v5.2.0. It should be more stable now.
  • Fixed repositioning the graph after PC resume as sometimes it could have been unnecessarily reset.
  • Hidden settings are made easier to use with boolean options toggled with a double click.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.6 (Nov 21, 2012)

  • Enabled displaying bars in the notification area even when graph is numeric.
  • Made mean interval configurable in the hidden settings.
  • Fixed refreshing the netstat tool after killing a process.
  • Added checking if the graph is shown beyond the screen upon resume (useful for docked laptops mainly).
  • Added graph font size as a hidden setting.
  • Added hiding the notification area icon as a hidden setting.
  • Made the desk band numbers show on the right when graph in left-to-right mode.
  • Fixed showing session traffic for second and following simultaneously logged on users.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.5 (Oct 8, 2012)

  • Fixed showing notification area icon for second instance on Windows 7.
  • Added custom icon support (copy custom networx.ico in the application folder).
  • Fixed the Access is denied message when using fast user switching.
  • Redesigned desk band. In horizontal mode, numbers shown in one row, in vertical one in two rows.
  • Added ignored IP addresses export and full IPv6 support.
  • In notifications shutdown is now executed only once to prevent unwanted further occurrences.
  • Added official Windows 8 support (both x86 and x64).

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.4 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • Fixed recording and displaying heavy transfers over 500 MB/s.
  • Added showing MAC addresses for WinPCap adapters.
  • Redesigned Speed Meter also displays total traffic volume.
  • Currently logged user highlighted in the list of users in totals.
  • Added subheadings at the General tab showing actual periods.
  • Notification area icon's status and position are remembered correctly on Windows 7.
  • Fixed a possible crash in the traceroute code.
  • Improved compatibility with NetBalancer.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.3 (Jun 4, 2012)

  • Fixed occasional freeze upon resume from stand by.
  • Added the Greek, Catalan and Hebrew languages.
  • Fixed choosing background graph image.
  • Autorun is now available in the portable builds.
  • Added adapter status monitoring to notify user should the adapter become nonoperational.
  • Fixed general usage info screen when switching from other tabs.
  • All application files are now digitally signed.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.2 (Jan 11, 2012)

  • Fixed launching applications with a space in their name in notifications.
  • Fixed painting legend for hourly graph in left to right mode.
  • Fixed numeric desk band disappearance upon locking/unlocking the task bar.
  • Added a few hidden settings: fixed rate unit, router community string, quota dialog instead of usage on hotkey.
  • Added displaying time and sorting in dial-up session view.
  • Reopening WinPCap adapter after resuming from stand by and hibernation.
  • Added opening netstat on tray icon double click and opening usage report at single click.
  • Added highlighting items exceeding quota for daily, weekly and monthly reports when appropriate quota is set.
  • Fixed writing XLS files, now writing numbers as numbers, not as strings.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2.1 (Nov 8, 2011)

  • Fixed establishing/dropping dial-up connection on 64-bit systems.
  • Made several optimizations to display usage reports faster.
  • Added NetWorx popup menu to the desk band as well.
  • Fixed sorting weekly, monthly, dial and hourly reports when ascending sort was set.
  • Using WinPCap instead of custom network driver for ignoring local traffic.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.2 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Graph is no longer stranded if an auxilary monitor is disconnected.
  • Fixed a few issues with recording traffic in the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Added Vietnamese languages and a few others have been updated.
  • Fully 64-bit release including desk band now available on 64-bit systems.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.9 (Aug 25, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem with metering UDP traffic in the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Fixed incorrect alignment of certain user interface elements on systems with large fonts enabled.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.8 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • Fixed refreshing dial-up sessions report that had no effect.
  • Last opened tab in the usage reports is now preserved between views.
  • Fixed choosing another user in the usage report did not update the view.
  • Fixed graph visibility and size was not saved in some cases upon shutdown.
  • Added showing user quota dialog upon the tray icon click.
  • Added redialing a dial-up connection if it seems to hang.
  • Added SNMP-capable router monitoring feature.
  • Today and since traffic indicators at the general tab made configurable.
  • Ping and traceroute tools accept URLs in addition to plain host names.
  • A number of improvements to the user interface.
  • Updated network drivers solve incompatibility with AVG and several other issues.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.7 (Feb 8, 2011)

  • Improved compatibility with systems with VirtualBox installed.
  • Rarely used settings "Snap to desktop edges" and "Smooth spikes" moved to hidden settings.
  • Added an option to show/hide animated usage bars.
  • Added an option to choose appearance of the tray icon.
  • Using a new network driver to filter out LAN traffic. If it works okay, NetWorx will soon be able to track usage per application.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.6 (Jan 27, 2011)

  • Added a configurable delay in the hidden settings that allows to postpone making a dial-up connection.
  • Notification condition can now be set to less than 1 KB (previously 1 KB was the lower limit).
  • If automatic dialing is turned on, also dial a connection upon resume.
  • Dial-up connections are logged more accurately (log sessions established before NetWorx was started).
  • Added a hidden setting to set number of seconds between minute ticks.
  • Fixed failure to launch from notifications programs with command-line parameters.
  • Added usage bars shown on the graph when fixed Y-scale is turned on.
  • Fixed bridged connections monitoring that was broken in the previous version.
  • Removed the Display Graph on Startup option. Instead NetWorx remembers last graph state.
  • The Grid Lines in Reports option has moved to the hidden settings as rarely used.
  • Added hotkeys for the graph and usage windows.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.5 (Nov 10, 2010)

  • Added initial configuration wizard shown upon first launch.
  • Improved compatilibty with Online Armor Firewall.
  • Added time zone offset in the hidden settings to allow users to compensate clock if their ISP uses a different time zone.
  • Added dial-up summary on the At a Glance report.
  • Fixed dial-up connection recording for the case when NetWorx was shut down before a dial-up connection has been disconnected.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.4 (Oct 9, 2010)

  • Fixed double-click mode that could not be set.
  • Quota overuse notification no longer closes automatically.
  • Removed workaround added in the previous version as in some cases it failed to detect real network adapters.
  • Improved compatibility with ESet Smart Security and NetLimiter.
  • Added the Arabic language and a few others updated.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.3 (Sep 28, 2010)

  • Added a quota on dial-up duration.
  • Added a period indicator in the quota manager showing user's progress towards the quota.
  • Double-click on the tray icon can now be configured.
  • Added daily/weekly/monthly usage summary shown on the graph.
  • Use a simple gray icon to indicate that NetWorx isn't monitoring the current network.
  • Added selectable max rate unit (bytes/KB/MB/bit/Kbit/Mbit).
  • Added additional remind option when quota is being used.
  • Added workaround for most virtual adapters that should no longer interfere with NetWorx readings.
  • Added an option to choose where to store user settings.
  • Added choice of unit when exporting usage data.
  • Added the name of a monitored interface to the system tray hint/tooltip.
  • At a glance report now shows on-peak usage and off-peak usage along with a total.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.2 (Jun 22, 2010)

  • Dial-up application launch list is made editable and accepts command-line parameters to be passed to applications.
  • Added all-time/on-peak/off-peak as an extra condition in notifications.
  • Currently active hour is now shown in the hour selection matrix.
  • Added a workaround to prevent incorrect readings when installed with NetLimiter 3.
  • Changed notification processing: if actions include dropping dial-up connections, the timer is reset when a new connection is dialed. Otherwise it caused premature occurrence of the event.
  • Added import of IP address to be ignored (formats understood are IP address range, CIDR and individual IP addresses).
  • Bandwidth rates shown under the graph are made monochrome (this can be reverted via a hidden setting).
  • Added a hidden setting allowing to relocate the database to another folder.
  • Updated language files and minor user interface tweaks.
  • Added more shutdown options: power off, stand by, hibernate and restart.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.1 (Apr 10, 2010)

  • Added dial-up connection name and speed shown in the tray icon tooltip.
  • Implemented correct usage recording when multiple users were logged on at once (fast user switching).
  • Fixed excessive reading from the disk when showing daily/weekly/monthly usage on hovering tray icon was enabled (now updated once a minute).
  • Updated language files and other minor tweaks.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.1.0 (Feb 23, 2010)

  • Fixed a desk band issue that caused a crash on Windows 7 in certain circumstances.
  • Fixed graph shown off-screen if the monitor where it had been displayed became unavailable.
  • Fixed showing 'unavailable' in the graph title when the chosen adapter was not available at startup and became available later.
  • Added password check when accessing quota settings when the password protection is enabled.
  • Added network manager allowing to exclude certain networks from monitoring.
  • Fixed an error in computations of monthly periods when the month started 29th, 30th or 31st.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.9 (Jan 17, 2010)

  • Fixed doubling outgoing traffic records on Vista/Seven with mobile broadband and "dial-up" ADSL.
  • Fixed graph shown in taskbar when Frameless Graph Window in the hidden options was turned on.
  • Added Portuguese (Portugal) language.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.8 (Jan 4, 2010)

  • Fixed a memory leak on Vista and Seven in early downloads of version 5.0.7.
  • Fixed displaying month names when usage chart was in the non-stacked bars mode.
  • Any broadcast traffic is ignored in the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Added Windows 7 locale bug workaround where the US date format was used instead of the one chosen in standards and formats.
  • Added Norwegian, Slovak and Turkish languages.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.7 (Dec 14, 2009)

  • Added 'All wireless connections' monitoring option (Vista and higher).
  • Fixed inability to select some network connections on Windows Vista and Seven.
  • Added graph fading out when the mouse is hovering and the click-through mode is turned on.
  • Added a few new preferences in the hidden settings (press Ctrl + O in the settings window).

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.6 (Nov 11, 2009)

  • Custom report is shown in consistent order with the daily, monthly and weekly reports.
  • Traceroute window is now resizeable.
  • Tray icon indicates the status if the current adapter becomes unavailable.
  • Fixed small errors shown in daily/weekly/monthly/custom reports when on-peak or off-peak view was turned on.
  • Usage data can now be reset fully, including data received from other computers during synchronisation.
  • Added last 24-hour quota and usage display. This works similarly to the daily quota/usage display, but instead uses a sliding 24-hour window in calculations.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.5 (Oct 20, 2009)

  • Added quick access to dial-up from the main menu.
  • Added option to choose between bar chart and stacked bar chart.
  • Usage accounting made more accurate. Previously there could be a small error when recording usage data on hour's boundary.
  • Fixed availability of minute ticks option as it should not be available when axes are turned off.
  • Fixed quota usage which was miscalculated when using a dual on/off peak quota (was broken in v5.0.4).
  • Added Finnish, Czech, Croatian, Dutch and Japanese languages.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.4 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Added automatically launched applications when a dial-up connection is established.
  • Fixed a problem in usage synchronisation when the computer could sync with itself doubling the usage.
  • Enhanced on/off-peak timetable allowing to specify a day of the week.
  • Tray icon tooltip and hint can now be configured separately.
  • Minor user interface changes and improvements.
  • Added Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.3 (Sep 1, 2009)

  • Added drop-down month list in custom reports to quickly access monthly usage.
  • Added import of DU Meter Backup files (*.sqbackup) and NetMeter files (*.csv) under the Restore button in the usage report.
  • Added IP address manager to exclude custom networks as local traffic.
  • Short-term notifications now can apply in a wider range. Now 'more' conditions trigger even if they occur before time elapses
  • Playing a windows sound when quota overused message shown.
  • Some fixes related to sleep and hibernation issues when the Ignore LAN option was turned on.
  • Volume unit multiplier made customisable (1000 or 1024 bytes per KB).
  • On/off-peak hours menu item in the usage report now causes the tray tooltip to display on/off-peak usage info accordingly.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.2 (Aug 23, 2009)

  • Fixed desk band not picked colour settings after a shell restart.
  • Fixed incorrect traffic accounting on Windows 7 when the Ignore LAN option was turned on.
  • Fixed launching more than one NetWorx instance in Fast User Switching environment.
  • Netstat now saves its settings between sessions.
  • Netstat made IPv6 aware (shows IPv6 connections and listening ports).
  • Added hints to on/off peak hour display to make it easier to use.
  • Added ability to travel along the graph up to 1 hour back using the arrow keys.
  • Added password protection feature. Allows to password-protect access to the settings, resetting usage data and quitting the application.
  • Added Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish languages.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0.1 (Aug 5, 2009)

  • Added a language selector shown upon first launch.
  • Fixed Explorer crash on Vista/Windows 7 when desk band is turned on.
  • Added Chinese, German, Polish languages.

New in NetWorx Portable 5.0 (Aug 5, 2009)

  • Added multilingual support with three initial languages built-in (English, French, Russian).
  • Fixed finalisation order in the data collector that could have led to an Access Violation error on shutdown.
  • The network driver enabling NetWorx to distinguish LAN traffic now only starts when the Ignore LAN option is turned on (thus saving system resources).
  • Usage synchronisation module is now only starts when the relevant option is turned on (thus causing fewer firewall prompts).
  • Desk band made compatible with Windows 7.
  • Ping and trace route windows made non-modal, allowing to open them simultaneously with other windows.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.10 (Jul 25, 2009)

  • In the 'Ignore LAN' mode traffic was accounted wrongly (removed debug code multiplying by 100). Users running v4.9.9 are urged to upgrade.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.9 (Jul 24, 2009)

  • Fixed inability to shrink the graph in the numeric mode to reasonable dimensions.
  • In the Speed Meter added a real "average" computed over the time lap. The old 5-second average renamed to current rate.
  • Added an 'at a glance' report showing recent usage broken down by users.
  • Added an ability to distinguish local and Internet traffic (IPv4 and IPv6 aware).
  • Various fixed and enhancements (usage synchronisation, database operations, error handling) to improve stability.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.8 (Jul 3, 2009)

  • Added access to dial-up connection properties.
  • Fixed a critical issue with automatic updates. In some circumstances it might have caused a number of repeating reqeusts causing bandwidth wastage. Upgrade to this version is recommended.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.7 (Jun 28, 2009)

  • Added peer-to-peer usage data syncronisation with other NetWorx instances on the network.
  • Added dialing a connection on start-up (that can be used to establish an initial dial-up, ADSL or mobile broadband connection).
  • Several minor user interface enhancements.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.6 (Jun 8, 2009)

  • Fixed Cancel button. Previously it did not revert the options changed in the settings Window.
  • Fixed oversized hourly graph when the window is maximized.
  • Showing totals in the hourly usage chart, plus performance enhancements.
  • Hopefully fixed mad readings on Windows Vista by ignoring virtual QoS adapters.
  • Improved handling of single/double click on the tray icon (double-click does not launch action assigned to single click).
  • The 'Quota Overused' message now includes the actual percentage reached.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.5 (May 3, 2009)

  • The Speed Meter can now be controlled via automation.
  • Fixed blank hourly chart when numeric graph was chosen.
  • Reverted printing numeric rates on plain background. Computed colours sometimes gave adverse visual effects.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.4 (Apr 25, 2009)

  • Graph labels are now compactly formatted (K/M).
  • Added purely numeric graph display.
  • Hourly report made sortable.
  • Tray icon now has got static title if 'Hide inactive icons' Windows option is on.
  • Quota now shows allowance left in addition to used and total.
  • Added 'Enable Graph Click-Through' menu item (visible only if graph is being displayed and is semi-transparent).
  • Graph color selectors now offer a better choice of colors.
  • Added option to automatically bring up the graph when a certain condition is met.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.3 (Apr 21, 2009)

  • Added option to display either a polyline or a histogram in the real-time graph.
  • Added 'remind me in' option in message about overused quota to make it less annoying.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.2 (Apr 18, 2009)

  • Quota settings are now saved when window closed.
  • Fixed the hourly report when last hour of the day might have been shown wrongly.
  • The hourly report highlights on/off-peak hours.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9.1 (Apr 13, 2009)

  • Fixed quota and weekly/monthly report computations.
  • Days 29, 30 and 31 are now allowed again as the first day of the month.
  • A number of minor improvements: graph opacity can be adjusted with +/- numpad keys; fixed the remaining days counter in the quota; fixed a problem with hourly report (not all hours were displayed).

New in NetWorx Portable 4.9 (Apr 12, 2009)

  • Monthly, weekly and daily reports now include a grand total.
  • Added a basic quota mechanism allowing to set a usage limit and keep an eye on it.
  • Added an alert mechanism when quota is used up by a set percent.
  • Added UL/DL volume to the hourly rate display.
  • The notification window now pops up topmost.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.8.1 (Apr 10, 2009)

  • Fixed on-peak/off-peak hour settings. Now only on-peak hours need to be entered. Off-peak is computed automatically.
  • Monthly total shown in the system tray icon's tooltip is now computed properly when the month starts not from the 1st.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.8 (Apr 2, 2009)

  • In the desk band placed on a vertical taskbar numbers are shown underneath. In the deskband placed on a horizontal taskbar numbers are shown at the left as before.
  • Usage data stored on a per-hour basis. On-peak and off-peak hours can be configured for an accurate account.
  • Beginning of the month and beginning of the week can be customized if it is needed.
  • Added a hourly bandwidth rate report. You can see your average data transfer rate in recent days and hours.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.7.4 (Mar 22, 2009)

  • Fixed possible crash if NetWorx was started automatically before the Windows shell was fully initialized.
  • Added 'Apply settings' button.
  • Redesigned desk band made tidy and compact.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.7.3 (Mar 6, 2009)

  • Fixed a race condition that might have caused the application to lock up on startup.
  • Cosmetic enhancements to the usage chart showing daily, weekly and monthly usage reports.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.7.2 (Mar 6, 2009)

  • Showing usage reports on the tray icon's double-click.
  • ICMP packets in the ping and traceroute utilities are now sent with a payload. Previously ping and traceroute could have failed in some networks.
  • The usage graph can now be made click-through when semi-transparent.
  • Fixed incorrect saving/restoring the graph when it was shown without a title bar.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.7.1 (Feb 23, 2009)

  • Added a volume unit option (choosing among automatic, MB, KB and bytes).
  • Fixed a potential issue in the installation script that might have led to inability to install NetWorx on some computers.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.6.2 (Jan 19, 2009)

  • Fixed a sudden reporting jump that could occur if a network adapter becomes temporarily unavailable when the system enters a new power state.
  • Added a shell extension known as 'desk band'. It integrates with your taskbar and provides a handy tool to keep an eye on bandwidth usage. This extension is currently available on 32-bit editions of Windows only.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.6.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fixed zero-length duration records that could sometimes be written to dial-up log.
  • Added unit selector (bytes/s or bits/s).
  • Added gradient to the graph.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.6 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Added option to enable/disable grid lines on graph.
  • Another potential issue with error message 'DB is locked' fixed.
  • Daily records are displayed in reversed order with newest on the top (as it was with weekly and monthly records).
  • Dial-up session journal added. All dial-up connections are now logged.
  • Long date format display is no longer available.
  • On-line version checking (automatic update) added.
  • Fixed problem with garbage displayed instead of dial-up duration in the system tray.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.5.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fixed usage report sorting.
  • Usage database optimized for performance.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.5 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Bitmap images can be used as graph's background.
  • Smooth graph option added.
  • Support of multiple users on the same machine added.
  • Per-user and combined usage reporting added.
  • Windows 98/ME/NT systems are no longer supported.
  • Portable version available.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.4.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fixed possible error messages when the graph was undersized.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.4 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Y-axis on the graph can be fixed or automatically scaled.
  • Popup menu is also available from the graph in addition to the tray icon.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.3 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fixed grid lines display in custom reports.
  • Graph can be shown in the system tray.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.2.2 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Usage report can be sorted.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.2.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Usage displayed when mouse hovers over the tray icon.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.2 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • New customizable usage graph.
  • Automatic refresh in netstat.
  • Fixed occasional wrong graph positioning.
  • Backup/restore usage stats.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.1.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fixed doubled reporting on Windows Vista with multiple connections monitored.
  • Dynamically plugged/unplugged adapters support.
  • Fixed sudden reporting jump by 4/8 GB.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fixed wrong usage reporting with some VPN connections.
  • Notifications can now be fired by either or both received and sent traffic counters.

New in NetWorx Portable 4.0 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Completely reworked release.
  • Advanced netstat tool showing processes associated with network connections.
  • Improved notifications.
  • The software is now freeware

New in NetWorx Portable 3.2 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Minor improvements.

New in NetWorx Portable 3.1 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Enhanced notification conditions
  • Configurable system tray tooltip
  • Minor optimizations

New in NetWorx Portable 3.0 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Minor bug fixes.
  • New features: ping, traceroute, netstat
  • Minor GUI changes

New in NetWorx Portable 2.0 (Jan 8, 2009)

  • Fully rebuilt version 1.0. New engine, new interface.