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                     Northwest Performance Software
                              PO Box 148
                         Maple Valley, WA. 98038
                           (206) 630-7206
                         FAX: (206) 413-0745

               email:  nwps@eskimo.com  (this is the best way to reach us!)
               WWW:  http://www.eskimo.com/~nwps/index.html
               NetScanTools FAQ:  http://www.eskimo.com/~nwps/nstinfo.html

Dealer inquiries requested.

Installation...

--->Attention BBS and Internet users.  All the setup related files
must be located in a single temporary directory.

To install, run setup.exe.
Install to a different directory.

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***What's new in this version***

---->New in version 2.30:<---

  Visa/MasterCard order form.
  Minimize button.
  Tooltips for buttons.
  Setup dialog info is now saved between sessions.
  Host names, queries, IP addresses are now saved for the duration
    of the session in a dropdown list box.
  All get host name resolution is now asynchronous (easier to stop).
  Whois and What's New are now faster and should work better
    on Windows 95.
  What's New will allow displays of partial downloads.
  Physical Memory Size and disk free space are now on the about tab.
  Finger now works with numerical IPs as well as host names.
  
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What is NetScanTools?

NetScanTools contains a number of ports of UNIX functions:

nslookup -- name server lookup of host names or IPs
finger -- gets info on users on remote systems
ping -- determines ability to connect to a remote host
traceroute -- determines route taken to reach a remote host
whois -- a lookup utility for determining registered internet names etc.
daytime -- the time of day on a remote host
quote -- returns quote of the day from a remote host
What's new at NWPS' web site -- a barebones URL grabber.
NetScanner -- A easy to sequentially ping an IP address range to find
  the active computers. Will also resolve the IPs to host names. Hosts
  file management.

Also included are functions to determine the services your version of
sockets can connect to; the protocols understood by your version of sockets;
and general info about your version of Windows sockets.

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Legal Stuff...

This file accompanies NetScanTools 32 Bit Shareware Version.

rev. 5/19/96 Copyright 1995 Kirk V. Thomas
Full copyright notice and printable license agreement are located in the
"about" tab of NetScanTools.

To register this software use the order form found on the "How to Register"
tab.
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                              General Comments

This program requires Windows NT 3.51 (tm) or Windows 95 (tm).
It will not run on Windows 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, Windows for Workgroups, or
Windows NT 3.5 or 3.1.  It has been successfully tested on Windows NT 4.0b1 with
sockets 2.0. (all the preceeding are trademarks or registered trademarks of
the Microsoft Corporation).

Ping, Traceroute and Netscanner may not work correctly on non-Microsoft
Winsock TCPIP stacks that are not integrated with ICMP.DLL.

An actively running connection to a network using a Windows
Sockets (or compatible) link is suggested.  Network cards to TCPIP networks are OK and
dialup connections to internet providers are OK.  If you use dialup, you
must be using a SLIP or PPP connection (TIA and Slirp work fine for all
functions except ping and traceroute which require a static IP). Your installation
of Windows NT or 95 must have icmp.dll in the system or system32 path for
ping and traceroute to work.

The cancel <specific function> buttons only respond under Windows 95 and NT 3.51
service pack 3 or 4.

We welcome any suggestions on improvements/additions for subsequent versions of
NetScanTools.

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If you would like to use this product beyond 30 days after initial use and
would like access to priority technical support and upgrades, please
send $25 (US funds only, VISA/MC cashier's check, personal check or money order)
to the address listed above. You will receive a disk with the latest version.
You will get a help file and a version without the shareware reminders.

Thanks for supporting shareware!
Personal and company checks from NON-US banks are NOT accepted.
Non-US customer ordering instructions are in the "how to register" tab.

Full ordering details are available in the "how to register" tab in NetScanTools.
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                          >***-Other NWPS Products--***<
Other software products are available at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~nwps/programs.html

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Available Now:  Shareware and Retail Versions of SystemScanTools, a duplicate file,
unused DLL, and system information utility designed for Windows 95, 3.1 and NT.
Try the Shareware Version at: http://www.eskimo.com/~nwps/sstDL.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Available Now: The beta version of Lineage Manager for Dogs.  This program is a
dog pedigree database.  Available at our web page listed at the top of this file.
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