                             Network Eagle


VERSION

Release 3.3 build 184 (9/24/2003)

WHAT'S NEW?

build 184 - Feature : Improved alert behavior for dependency fail checks.
Bug : Message routing problems in info panel - fixed.
Bug : If turn off 'Log alert events' in options, alert messages are 
      still shown in log/log popup window - fixed.
Bug : 'Log history depth' option does not work - fixed.
Bug : SMTP mail alert does not support LOGIN AUTH type - fixed.
Bug : Statistic still doesn't work correctly - fixed.
Bug : Invalid access to memory location in HTTP check - fixed.
Minor fixes and improvements of application UI.

build 183 - Minor fixes and improvements of application UI.

build 182 - Bug : NTEventLog alarm fails with message "Error handle" - fixed.
Added file logging support for NetEagle service.

build 181 - Bug : NTEventLog check always reads from source file "Application" - fixed.

build 180 - Bug in SMTP protocol realization causes error message "Syntax error" - fixed.

build 179 - Added HTTP digest authentication, SMTP CRAM-MD5 authentication. 
Enhanced algorithm of HTTP check. Fixed bugs.

build 178 - Added NT service.
Added tips of the day.

build 175 - Fixed bug in script check - it returns "Class not registered"
if there is not installed Microsoft Script Debugger on the system.
Fixed bug in LogEvent check - now it checks records added after check was
created.

build 174 - Fixed mail alert for qmail smtp server. 
Fixed ip ping for Win2k sp1 and w/o sp. 
Enhance statistic panel. 

build 172 - Added checks: Process, Event Log Items, NT Service. 
Added alerts: Write to EventLog, Restart Windows host, Change NT service status. 
Added named properties support. 
Removed support of Win9x platform. 
Fixed cosmetic bugs in HTTP link check and Diskspace check. 
Added popup tray log window. 

build 169 - Fixed bug in open data file dialog.
Fixed bug with scripting, when program crashed by VBScript while syntax cheking.
Added ability to include files into script checks and script alerts (see Scripting.txt).
Added ability to assess to all check's parameters, like URL in HTTP checks or
    PORT in port checks, in alerts (see Scripting.txt).

build 167 - Fixed bug in repository window.
Fixed bug in installer - now it register asdgb.dll in the system.
Added preview functionality in Open/Save script file dialogs.

build 166 - Fixed bug in export to HTML.

build 164 - Fixed many bugs in Installer. Cosmetic changes in statistics pane. 
Added export data to XML and HTML.
Adden new scripts alerts : write to event log, clear event log (uses WMI), reboot a remote machine (uses WMI).

build 163 - Added statistics pane. Fix SMTP bug. Added auto complete and history funtionality.

build 160 - Added VB-script for check if service running (required WMI).

build 159 - Improved UI of alerts dialog (changing alerts run order). Improved checks mass-starting.
Fixed some ping check problems. Minor fixes and improvements of application UI.

build 158 - Fixed group removing bug. Fixed group renaming bug. Some minor bugs were fixed.

build 157 - Added SMTP authentication.

build 156 - Some minor bugs were fixed.

build 155 - Add syntax highlihting editor (VB & JS only now) and improved user
interface for custom scripting check and alerts. Fixed some minor memory leaks.
Fixed script alert function listing combo.

build 154 - Added alert based on user-written scripts. You can use any script
installed on you system within Windows Scripting Host.

build 153 - Fix bugs in samples for script check. Cosmetic UI bugs in script check
dialog window were fixed.

build 152 - Final design and functionality of script check. SMTP send mail major
bug fixed. Some minor UI bugs fixed. Added system environment variables support
for SMTP mail alert Body and Subject fields. Added adility to log telnet based
protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP).

build 151 - Some critical bugs have been fixed and added functionality to the
settings window for Script Check. 

build 150 - Added checking based on user-written scripts. You can use
any script installed on your system within Windows Scripting Host.


OVERVIEW

Network Eagle is a network monitoring tool that continuously monitors network
server availability and performance. It is able to monitor state of servers
and various remote services over the network. In case the state of monitored
object has changed, Network Eagle is able to send various notification events
or perform some actions.

With the help of NetEagle you can easily administrate large networks with a lot
of servers and hundreds users. Monitoring and automatic restarting of crucial
network services, notification of your System Administrator Team using e-mail,
pager, SMS alerts, so they can reflect and fix problem immediatly - all these
tasks can be easily resolved with the help of NetEagle application. Using Network
Eagle in corporate network will lead to increasing stability to the work of network
services and as a result you will save your money.


FEATURES

Available Checks:
* Ping check 
* TCP port check 
* FTP check (existence of FTP directory or file) 
* HTTP link existence (availability) check 
* Disk Space check 
* External Command Exit Code Check 
* Database Check (including MS SQL via SQL-DMO).
* User script check (generally VB Script or JScript).

Available alerts: 
* Execute shell command
* Play specified sound
* Send mail
* Log event to SysLog daemon
* Custom Script Execution alert

Additional features:
* Most useful alerts can be configured beforehand and stored in special repository. 
* Advanced logging of all check/alert events (including automatic log rotation support). 
* Separation of checks into groups and flexible groups maintenance. 
* Support of automatic start/stop checking depending on result of other checks. 


INSTALLATION

To install Network Eagle and make it monitor your servers, please:

If you read this file directly from our Web site:

* Download Network Monitor installation from the download section of
  http://www.networkeagle.com  
* Unpack downloaded archive to the temporary directory and start
  installation.


PURCHASE

Now, only online credit card payments available.

* Online credit card purchase

Secure online purchase is available for Visa, MasterCard/Eurocard, American Express
and Diners Club credit card owners. Registration process is controlled by
Share-It secure server and absolutelly safe. To register online, please visit
the following URL:
    http://www.networkeagle.com/buynow.php


SUPPORT

If you will encounter any problems working with Network Eagle, please, contact to our
support team via e-mail support@networkeagle.com, or by using Feedback Form located at the
addresS: http://www.networkeagle.com/feedback.php.

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The latest version of Network Eagle manual can be found online in the documentation
section of our site located here: http://www.networkeagle.com/docs/.
