DDS Ping Standard v1.0.1 

This software is designed to confirm communications over a network. You set the host name or IP address in the Host edit box. Next you can set the ping interval with the radio buttons to the left of the status lights. The third setting is to hide the window at start up. All three of these settings are saved to the registry when you press the update button. If you change the value of any of the options and have not pressed the update button then the Undo button will reload the last settings from the registry.

You can disable the software at any time without closing by clicking the active checkbox. When a check is present then the software is active. 

If the host does not respond to a ping then a message window is displayed letting the user know of the break in network communication with the host being monitored. Also when communication is re-established a message box appears letting the user know the host is "Back online!". 

The menu has three commands. Under [File] you can [Hide] the main window or [Quit] the software. Under [Help], you can view the about box which gives the current version of this software.

When you [Hide] the main window you can [Quit] the software or [Show] the main window with a popup menu from the icon in the system tray. Simply right click on this icon and the popup menu will appear. Also positioning your mouse cursor over the icon will give you the current status of the host being monitored. 
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Bugs: 

When you run the software for the first time there will not be any settings in your registry. You will get an error message that the time value could not be loaded. Simply enter the setting you need and press the update button and the next time the software is loaded this will not occur.  

If the host entered is not found then you may have the software lockup. Please be sure of the host you enter in the host edit box.

If you have Dialup networking installed you may get the connect dialog box when DDS Ping Standard starts its first ping. This will happen only if you use the host name. If you use the IP number then this will not occur. Simply close the dialog box and DDS Ping will continue as designed.

On some machines DDS Ping will have difficulty resolving host name to IP number. If you experience this then simply use the IP number and the software will work as designed.


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