QuickIP 4.12 for Windows 95 - by Giulio Caldani ============================================== This is a useful program to show your IP address as soon as possible into the Taskbar Notification Area. I've used direct Winsock calls for Lan connections and RAS calls for Dialup connections. An animated icon shows you when the connection is active. User configurable alarm. Log File to trace connections. Quickly dial a RAS connection. You can choose the double-click action to make connections and disconnections. NEW FEATURE: now you can configure Cyclic RAS connections. TIP: if you move your mouse over the Copyright string you'll see a rounded form. Enjoy it! Installation ============ Simply create a directory and unzip the files into. Warning: if you have a previous version installed, deselect the "run at startup" checkbox first, then overwrite it with this new one. In the future it will not be necessary. History ======= 1.0: Only Lan connection. No animated icon. Never released before. 2.0: Added RAS connection, Animated icon. 2.1: Eliminated the TTrayIcon Component from Stamina Software (sorry) and implemented directly the icon into the Taskbar Notification Area. This seems to be necessary to avoid the EViolation error that sometimes appeared on the previous version. I've tested it now on 10 different Win 95 installation... Added the menu 'Copy IP' to copy IP Address into the clipboard. There is also the ability to choose the double click action. On Win NT4 there are problems with registry and so, at this moment, i prefer to declare this software only for Windows 95. 3.0: Eliminated another bug on LAN connection. Added an user configurable alarm. 3.1: Fixed a bug on Alarm setting. Now you don't need to reload the program. Added a Log File stored into the quickip directory to trace connections. 3.2: Fixed some small bugs. Now I use the Recycle bin to delete the Log file. Added the RAS dial capability, to connect and disconnect with a double-click (user configurable). 3.3: Changed the RAS dial to work asyncronously. Now a small form appears on top-right of the screen to show call progress. Also an username and a password can be specified at a calling time. Never released. 4.0: Added a Cycle throught various RAS connections until a connection is established. Added a check box to run QuickIP at startup. 4.1: Fixed various small bugs. 4.11: Fixed some other small bugs. 4.12: Fixed some other small bugs. Limits ====== The program doesn't work on gateways. If your machine has more than one Lan card or concurrent RAS connections, only the first of them are reported (and maybe the result can be undefined). If you find any bug, please report to me sending an Email to the following address: gcaldani@mbx.idn.it COPYRIGHT NOTICE ================ This is a CARDWARE product; this means that you can use it free of charge, but I will appreciate to receive a postcard from you. Use it at your own risk. It is released 'as is'. I will not be responsible for any damage or data loss. Finally, I say "thank you very much" to Davide Moretti for his GREAT RAS API encapsulation (I have found the source code on Delphi Superpage Web Site). Copyright (C) 1997 Giulio Caldani Address the postcard to: Giulio Caldani Piazza Sannazaro, 199/C 80122 Naples Italy