ThorroldFox IP Monitor Changelog

What's new in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.7.1

Jul 7, 2022
  • Added ability to configure network adapter monitoring in headless mode.
  • Updated libraries.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.7.0 (Dec 31, 2021)

  • Added ability to monitor a local network adapter's IP address (for example when DHCP leases expire and a new, different IP is issued) - UI only.
  • Fixed missing translations.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.6.2 (May 4, 2021)

  • New action delay settings.
  • Fix minor inconsistent UI state issues.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.6.1 (Nov 1, 2020)

  • Fix redirecting output to file not working.
  • Log files now automatically rotate when they reach 10MB in size.
  • Add missing translation.
  • IP Monitor can now be configured to run without an action (new 'None' option).
  • Fix validation when configuring an executable action.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.6 (Oct 6, 2020)

  • Console/headless version of IP Monitor.
  • Fix printing timestamp with version information.
  • Other minor improvements.
  • Update libraries.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.5.1 (May 3, 2020)

  • Confirm before closing JSON editor if changes have been made.
  • Fix error handling if HTTP Post action fails.
  • Correct minor UI issues.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.5 (Apr 4, 2020)

  • Allow specifying custom JSON for HTTP POST actions.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.4.6 (Mar 10, 2020)

  • Correct errors in log messages.
  • Add timestamps to log entries.
  • Fix minor UI inconsistencies.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.4.5 (Mar 10, 2020)

  • Adjust IP endpoints.
  • Increase timeout duration for requests.
  • Refine conditions that need to be met for alerts to be sent.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.4.4 (Feb 3, 2020)

  • Added IP Monitor icon for supported platforms.
  • Updated email alert text.
  • Improve logging.
  • Adjust IP endpoints.
  • Resolve issue that caused false intermittent IP changes to be detected.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.4.3 (Feb 2, 2020)

  • Adjust endpoints IP Monitor uses to obtain IP address.
  • Set headers on HTTP requests.
  • Correct incorrect service number counter.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.4.1 (Jan 1, 2020)

  • Improve error handling and logging.
  • Provide more information in email alerts.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.4.0 (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Ability to use IP Monitor variables (previous & new IP address) in exec/script action arguments.
  • New action type: HTTP post. IP Monitor can now be configured to post IP change data to a specified URL.
  • Fixes for internal testing.
  • Fix for some links not working on the Credits screen.
  • Fix for some 3rd party library licenses not loading on the Credits screen.
  • Trim whitespace around retrieved IP addresses.
  • Drop support for Java 7.
  • Update third party libraries.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.3.4 (Aug 1, 2019)

  • Language selector now displays languages in their native translation.
  • Improve command line options and allow enabling verbose logging.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.3.3 (May 2, 2019)

  • Updated libraries & licenses.
  • Add support for newer JREs.
  • Display message on successful/failed alert test.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.3.2 (May 2, 2018)

  • Added ability to send test alerts.
  • Fix IP Monitor not using mail server port when sending alerts.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.3.1 (Mar 2, 2018)

  • Added more endpoints to obtain IP address.
  • Improve window size adjustment when closing the settings window.
  • Update 3rd party libraries.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.3.0 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Follow symlinks for application settings.
  • Migrate saved settings to database.
  • Minor text + error message improvements.
  • Add Spanish translations.
  • Fix character corruption with languages that have accents.
  • Improve handling of translation database.
  • Improve window size adjustment when switching languages.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.2.2 (Apr 19, 2016)

  • Add Polish language.
  • Restructure translation basedata.
  • Fix broken translations.
  • Minor UI improvements.
  • Improvements to the way failed detection attempts are handled.
  • Fix interval period save issues.
  • Fix problems with settings management.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.2.0 (Oct 19, 2015)

  • Fix invalid IP error alert message not including the URL that was used.
  • Fix some interface elements appearing out of position.
  • Add translation engine with French translations.
  • Fix new lines in the log file when running on Microsoft Windows.
  • Improve UI consistency.
  • Drop support for Java 6.
  • Fix alert types all disabled by default when configuring IP Monitor for the first time.
  • Log SQL errors to log file.
  • Fix text artefacts showing on the log textbox when scrolling horizontally in non-Oracle JREs.
  • Minor text corrections.
  • Fix attempts count.
  • Provide more information when errors occur when sending email alerts.
  • Fix issues for mail servers using untrusted SSL certificates.
  • Fix incorrectly loaded alert authentication type setting.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.1.2 (Nov 10, 2014)

  • Fix alert types not loading correctly.
  • Configuring an action is now optional.
  • Various UI fixes and improvements.
  • Provide more log information when failing to run scripts.
  • Improve display of error messages.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.1.1 (Oct 13, 2014)

  • Fix bug introduced in v2.0 that prevented users from configuring IP Monitor who previously had no settings saved. Many thanks to one of our users who reported the issue and helped us identify and reproduce it.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.1.0 (Sep 22, 2014)

  • Add SSL/TLS mail server authentication.
  • Suggest mail server port numbers when selecting an authentication type.
  • Allow specifying mail server by hostname aswell as IP.

New in ThorroldFox IP Monitor 2.0.0 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Redesigned Settings UI.
  • Improved error messages (made more descriptive).
  • Implemented retry feature.
  • Implemented customisable timeout feature.
  • Improved method used to obtain IP address.
  • Improved sending email alerts.
  • Implemented plain text mail server authentication.
  • Added alert selection settings and configuration screen.
  • Minor changes behind the scenes.
  • Fixed running executables/scripts when none were configured.
  • Fixed displaying an error message when executing a program failed.
  • Fix some window positioning issues (make dead centre based on rendered size of windows as this varies from OS).
  • Fix updating change in IP when failing to execute a program or script.
  • Add tooltip information to a selection of controls.