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Ping Tracer Changelog

What's new in Ping Tracer 1.18.0.0

Mar 7, 2024
  • Quality of life improvements:
  • Reverse DNS lookup is now performed in the background, so it doesn't slow down the startup of pings anymore.
  • Multiple hostnames can now be separated with spaces and/or commas. Previously, it only allowed commas.
  • PingTracer will now use the user-entered hostnames as graph labels when available instead of needing to do a reverse DNS lookup. This can be most beneficial when pinging a list of manually-entered hostnames.
  • Ping interval timing no longer is affected by changing the system's clock.

New in Ping Tracer 1.17.0.0 (Mar 6, 2024)

  • Starting pings with an empty "Host" field will now log an error instead of throwing an exception.
  • If the -h argument does not match an existing configuration, a new one is created.
  • The command line arguments list has been extended and slightly modified:
  • Arguments:
  • -h <value>
  • Load a saved configuration with Display Name or Host field matching <value>.
  • If a matching configuration is not found, one will be created.
  • (Use with -h) This indicates the "Prefer IPv4" checkbox must be checked.
  • (Use with -h) This indicates the "Prefer IPv4" checkbox must be unchecked.
  • -t0
  • (Use with -h) This indicates the "Trace Route" checkbox must be unchecked.
  • -t1
  • (Use with -h) This indicates the "Trace Route" checkbox must be checked.
  • -l x,y,w,h
  • The window will be moved to the specified location and size.
  • "w" and "h" parameters are optional.
  • Pinging will begin automatically.
  • The ping graphs will be maximized.

New in Ping Tracer 1.16.0.0 (Jan 24, 2024)

  • Graphs can no longer be scrolled past the edge of the ping response buffer (as determined by the option "Number of ping responses to cache in memory for each host:"). This eliminates the issue where you could have trouble finding the oldest data because you'd scroll past the end and see data repeated.
  • Added a "Log Successes" checkbox which operates like "Log Failures", but for successful pings. It will be a lot of data typically, not recommended for normal use.
  • The in-app text log field now self-trims to 22000 characters when it exceeds 32000 characters, to help keep it from growing out of control.
  • Stopping pings should be a little more responsive when a long delay between pings is used.

New in Ping Tracer 1.15.2.0 (Jan 23, 2024)

  • The -m command line flag to start maximized is no longer ignored.

New in Ping Tracer 1.15.1.0 (Aug 3, 2023)

  • The Tools menu now has a Reset Window Size option which returns the window to the default size, now that closing and reopening the application doesn't do that anymore.

New in Ping Tracer 1.14.0.0 (Aug 2, 2023)

  • dded optional command line arguments. See Tools menu > Command Line Args for integrated usage help.
  • With the addition of this feature, PingTracer launching can be automated by placing shortcuts with command line arguments into the Startup folder or via virtually any other automation mechanism.
  • Arguments:
  • -h <value>
  • Load a saved configuration with Display Name or Host field matching <value>.
  • The -h parameter will preferentially select a configuration that is configured to
  • prefer IPv6. If -6 is omitted, an IPv4 configuration is preferred.
  • -l x,y,w,h
  • The window will be moved to the specified location and size.
  • "w" and "h" parameters are optional.
  • Pinging will begin automatically.
  • The ping graphs will be maximized.
  • Added a checkbox for you to disable logging of ping failures on a per-configuration basis.

New in Ping Tracer 1.13.0.0 (May 14, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue where the Stop or Close buttons simply froze the app on some systems.
  • This was due to the use of Thread.Abort() which is not supported in mono or even some versions of .NET.
  • settings.cfg will be loaded from the current working directory if it exists there, allowing you to run multiple copies of pingtracer with different settings files.

New in Ping Tracer 1.12.1 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • Added keyboard shortcuts for graph scrolling. Thanks, @xnumad
  • Keyboard shortcuts are more likely to work when pressed, as more parts of the form now listen for them.
  • Added key binds 9, 0, -, + as aliases for Home, End, PageUp, PageDown (for usability on keyboards that have fewer dedicated keys).

New in Ping Tracer 1.12 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • Added keyboard shortcuts for graph scrolling.

New in Ping Tracer 1.11 (Aug 15, 2021)

  • Fixed bug where timestamps could appear on multiple graphs at once when deleting unresponsive hosts from the graph list.
  • Added "Open Settings Folder" button to "Tools" menu.
  • Fixed bug where some ping configurations did not load correctly in the GUI. (thanks xnumad)
  • Mouse pointer now teleports back across the graph while scrolling so you don't need to stop at the end of your display (thanks xnumad)

New in Ping Tracer 1.10.1 (Mar 27, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug preventing ipv6 addresses from being parsed correctly when entered into the "Host" textbox.

New in Ping Tracer 1.10 (Mar 7, 2021)

  • Removed SmartPing dependency to re-enable cross-platform use via mono.

New in Ping Tracer 1.9 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Added a checkbox to prefer IPv4 (checked by default for existing profiles). This checkbox controls which address is selected for pinging when the target domain has both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
  • Now uses SmartPingF.dll for pinging. This build is for Windows only.

New in Ping Tracer 1.8 (Apr 8, 2019)

  • The "pings per second" / "seconds per ping" dropdown box now has a default value.
  • Added the option to show current Jitter as a number overlay on the ping graphs.
  • Added options to toggle other number overlays on the ping graphs.
  • Timestamps in the log now follow the system's default formatting settings, with the option to modify the format.

New in Ping Tracer 1.7.3 (Aug 12, 2018)

  • Timestamps along the bottom of the ping graphs are a better match for the system's region.

New in Ping Tracer 1.7.2 (Jul 13, 2018)

  • Host names are now interpreted only up to the first colon (in case a host with port number is copied into the box).
  • Errors parsing the host field are now handled a little more gracefully.
  • The Tools menu now has a "Delete Current Host" button that can be used to clear hosts from your host history.

New in Ping Tracer 1.7.1.0 (Jun 6, 2018)

  • Successful and Failed pings readouts at the bottom now reset to 0 when graphs are cleared.

New in Ping Tracer 1.7.0.0 (Jun 6, 2018)

  • Added checkbox to increase startup speed by skipping reverse DNS lookup.
  • Added the ability to enter a comma separated list of addresses or host names, thanks to user "Xuerian".

New in Ping Tracer 1.6 (May 15, 2018)

  • Added checkbox to increase startup speed by skipping reverse DNS lookup.
  • Added the ability to enter a comma separated list of addresses or host names, thanks to user "Xuerian".