Routix NetCom Changelog

What's new in Routix NetCom 2.2

Feb 2, 2010
  • Changed: Console coomunication speed increased, traffic reduced;
  • Fixed: Console errors handling bag;
  • Fixed: Cycled error message in case of wrong password during connection to service;
  • Fixed: HTTP proxy URLs handling;
  • Fixed: Service options -> Other: LAN Interfaces checking/unchecking bag;
  • Added: Possibility of creation portable console version through console main menu;
  • Added: New performance counters in console left-bottom corner: NAT connections count and system uptime;
  • Added: Blocked URL connections showed in NAT table viewer;
  • Changed: NAT table performance slightly improved;
  • Added: Scripting: TrafficFilter.CreateOleObject method which provides creation of any system-registered automation object;
  • Fixed: Scripting: Bag when script language other than VBScript;
  • Fixed: Scripting: Errors handling bag.

New in Routix NetCom 2.1 (Nov 22, 2008)

  • Fixed: NAT-table freezing and NAT-table view errors;
  • Fixed: Service incorrect handles entering to the "sleep" mode and Wake-On-Lan "magic" packets;
  • Fixed: Some RPC engine errors fixed;
  • Added: Blocked HTTP requests can be redirected to other specified URL now (see rule URLs blocking page);
  • Added: Scripting: Rule.RedirectBlockedURLTo property

New in Routix NetCom 2.0 (Apr 9, 2008)

  • Changed: Connection node expanded automatically now.
  • Added: HTTP URL's showed in NAT table.
  • Added: Connection traffic showed in NAT table.
  • Changed: Important! The rules behaviour is changed: Earlier if conditions on IP and/or Ports have been set and the condition on the ARP-protocol was simultaneously used - ARP-packets did not get under a condition because conditions on IP and Ports are specified (ARP protocol does not have IP and Ports). Now the rule handles ARP-packets irrespective of conditions on IP and Ports.
  • Added: HTTP URL blocking.
  • Added: URL groups tab in service options.
  • Added: Logging NAT-connections to file.
  • Added: Scripting: New property: TrafficFilter.URLLists.
  • Added: Scripting: New property: TrafficFilter.HTTPPorts.
  • Added: Scripting: New property: TrafficFilter.NATLog.
  • Added: Scripting: New property: Rule.URLGroups.
  • Added: Scripting: New property: Rule.ActionURLGroups.
  • Changed: Scripting: Important! TrafficFilter.NATTable.GetRows changed: return array has two new elements - traffic, URL.

New in Routix NetCom 1.9 (Dec 14, 2007)

  • Fixed: Bandwidth limiting bag.
  • Changed: Bandwidth can be limited by rules with packet action "None" also.
  • Added: Dynamic bandwidth limiting.
  • Changed: Swap "OK" and "Cancel" buttons in dialogs.
  • Added: Rule name showed in the header of rule editor window.
  • Added: Rules can be enabled/disabled from rules list.
  • Added: Scripting: New Rule functions: StatLastXXX.
  • Added: Scripting: New Rule properties: DynBandwidthXXX.
  • Changed: Screenshots updated in the manual.

New in Routix NetCom 1.8 (Jul 17, 2007)

  • Fixed: NAT: If connections limit and NAT used together - NAT works wrong in some cases.
  • Fixed: NAT: In some cases automatic source NAT works wrong if destination IP address changed by rule also.
  • Changed: NAT: Improved handling ICMP protocol by NAT table. Now tools like traceroute (tracert) works correctly.
  • Added: Scripting: New properties of TrafficFilter object: IsFirstLaunch, LANInterfaces, LANRanges.
  • Added: Service listen port for console connections now logged to the system event log at service start.
  • Changed: When service installed first time - all network interfaces now enabled for filtering by default.
  • Added: If password for service is empty (by default) - console shows warning message when connected to service.
  • Added: Console now have configuration wizard to configure program as NAT router.
  • Added: New service configuration page for configuration LAN IP addresses ranges and interfaces.
  • Added: Console try to detect user interface language automatically now at first console start. But language can be changed manually. If current system language does not supported by console translations - language settled to English.

New in Routix NetCom 1.7 (May 22, 2007)

  • Added: Russian language support (console main menu File -> Languages).
  • Added: If in freeware version created more than 5 rules, rules which ignored have red icon and text "Ignored! Freeware version restriction - 5 rules!". Earlier the user was not notified on creation of rules over restriction.
  • Fixed: Some errors in help file.
  • Fixed: Console "deadlocks" on the slow network links.
  • Changed: IpHlp API now loaded dynamically. Now service can work without IpHlp API installed.
  • Changed: Memory management improved.
  • Added: Sending packets to TCP/IP stack possible now (see Bridge / Redirect action).
  • Fixed: Console error on Windows shutdown/exit session.