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                     CommView® v.4.1
	   Copyright © 1999-2003, TamoSoft, Inc.
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November 6, 2003

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Contents
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* About CommView
* System Requirements
* Installing CommView
* Uninstalling CommView
* Ordering
* Contacting Us
* What's New
* Other Products by TamoSoft
* Credits

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About CommView
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CommView is a program for monitoring Internet and Local Area Network
(LAN) activity capable of capturing and analyzing network packets.
It gathers information about data passing through your dial-up
connection or Ethernet card and decodes the analyzed data.

With CommView you can see the list of network connections and vital
IP statistics and examine individual packets. Packets are decoded
down to the lowest layer with full analysis of the most widespread
protocols. Full access to raw data is also provided. Captured
packets can be saved to log files for future analysis. A flexible
system of filters makes it possible to drop packets you don't need
or capture only those packets that you wish to capture.

CommView is a helpful tool for LAN administrators, security
professionals, network programmers, or anyone who wants to have
a full picture of the traffic going through one's PC or LAN segment.

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System Requirements
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* An Ethernet or Wireless Ethernet network card supporting the
  NDIS 3.0 driver standard, or a standard dial-up adapter.
* Pentium 75 of faster.
* Windows 95/98/Me/NT SP4 or higher/2000/XP/Server 2003.
* Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 users: you MUST have administrative privileges
  to install and run CommView.
* 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended).
* 6 MB of free disk space.

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Installing CommView
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* If you already have an older CommView version installed, uninstall
  it and reboot.
* Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder.
* Double-click setup.exe to execute it.
* Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process.

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Uninstalling CommView
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* Choose Uninstall from the CommView program group.

		OR:

* Open the Windows Control Panel.
* Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
* Search the list for the item "CommView" and double-click on it.

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Ordering
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This program is a 30-day evaluation version. Below is the pricing
for the fully functional, unrestricted version of the program:

License Type				Price, US$

CommView Home License 1 user
(for private, noncommercial usage)	129.00

CommView Enterprise License 1 user
(for professional, commercial usage)	249.00

* The less expensive Home License grants you the right to use the
program at home for noncommercial purposes. If you use CommView to
monitor your home network, the maximum number of hosts in your LAN
this license allows you to monitor cannot exceed five.

* The more expensive Enterprise License grants you the right to use
the program anywhere for any commercial or noncommercial purpose.

One licensed copy of CommView may be used by a single person who
uses the software personally on one or more computers, or it may be
installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by more
than one person, but not both. Check our web site for pricing on
multiuser licenses if you need to purchase this product for more
than one user.

As a registered user, you will receive:

* Fully functional, unrestricted copy of the software.
* Free updates that will be released within 1 year from the date of
  purchase.
* Information on updates and new products.
* Free technical support.

We accept credit cards orders, orders by phone and fax, checks, and
wire transfers. Prices, terms, and conditions are subject to change
without notice, please check our web site for the latest product
offerings and prices:

http://www.tamos.com/order/

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Contacting Us
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Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Bug reports? Don't hesitate to
contact us.

WWW:	http://www.tamos.com
E-mail:	support@tamos.com

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What's New
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Version 4.1

* You can now capture loopback packets being sent from/to local IP
addresses, e.g. 127.0.0.1 (this functionality is available under
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003). 
* The program can log visited URLs. 
* New protocol decoding modules have been added: IMAP, NNTP, SSH, TLS. 
* An open plug-in interface allows you to implement your own protocol
decoding. 
* TCP Session Reconstruction windows can now decompress GZIP'd web
content, as well as display images being sent over HTTP sessions. 
* TCP Session Reconstruction windows now allow you to jump to the next
TCP session between any two hosts (in the previous versions, you could
jump to the next session only between those two hosts that were
initially selected). 
* The program will notify you about changes in the list of network
adapters. 
* Capturing is restarted automatically after Windows hibernation or
suspension. 
* Token Ring adapters are supported (this functionality is available
under Windows 2000/XP/2003). 
* Jumbo frames are supported. 
* You can have the program generate statistics on pre-captured data in
addition to real-time statistics. 
* Improved alarm functionality allows to you to pass variables to
launched applications or alarm messages. 
* A few other minor improvements.  


Version 4.0

* Alarms: You can configure the program to notify you about certain
  packet occurrences, unknown MAC addresses, etc.
* New protocol decoding modules have been added: DAYTIME, DDNS,
  H.323 (H.225, Q.850, Q.931, Q.932), HTTPS, NTP, RMCP, RTP/RTCP
  (G.723, H.261, H.263), SNTP, TIME.
* Multilanguage interface.
* A custom decoding module can be used with the program.
* New command-line parameters that allow you to load automatically
  rule sets and/or open adapters.
* TCP Session Reconstruction windows now have the "Find" function.
* TCP, UDP, and ICMP packet templates in Packet Generator.
* A new "Decode As" function that can be used to decode supported
  protocols using non-standard ports.
* A number of new configurable options.

Version 3.4

* New protocol decoding modules have been added: BGP, CDP, EIGRP,
  IGRP, IPsec, HSRP, NFS, OSPF, RADIUS, RIP, RPC, SNA, VTP, WAP,
  802.1Q, 802.1X.
* New log file management tools that allow you to split/concatenate
  CCF files have been added.
* TCP Session Reconstruction windows now allow you to jump the next
  session between the two hosts.
* New features in the Statistics window: switching between bits and
  bytes per second, a bandwidth usage indicator, IP protocol and
  sub-protocol charts by number of bytes or by number of packets.
* Optional non-promiscuous mode.
* Import of capture files in MS NetMon and NAI Sniffer for Windows.
* Syntax highlighting in the advanced formula window.
* Improved Windows XP themes support.
* An important bug fix in the advanced rules hex function; this
  function didn't work correctly for the byte patterns that included
  0x00.

Version 3.3

* Advanced rules that allow you to create complex filters using
  Boolean logic and simple, easy to understand syntax.
* New protocol decoding modules have been added: FTP, TFTP, SOCKS
  (v. 4,5), TELNET.
* Yet another performance improvement.
* New features in Packet Generator: drag-and-drop support for many
  packet formats, high-speed packet generation (up to 5,000
  packets/sec), and ability to send many different packets with a
  single click.
* Log files can be optionally concatenated into a single file when
  the program stops capturing.
* New export formats: comma-delimited files with and without hex
  data.
* You can now save packets in different formats (CCF, ENC, etc.)
  directly, without first loading log files into Log Viewer.
* LAN Hosts tables can now handle up to 1,000 MAC and IP addresses.
* Optional "Size" column is available in the packet list.
* You can define network addresses and subnet masks for the IP
  addresses that you want the program to treat as local ones.
* Many minor improvements and bug fixes.

Version 3.2

* New protocol decoding modules have been added: SNMP (v. 1,2,3),
  IPv6, ICQ, GRE, RDP.
* A major performance improvement when opening/importing capture
  files: files are loaded up to 25 times faster.
* Lower CPU usage.
* Extended NIC statistics, such as collisions and CRC errors, are
  available.
* You can apply rules to pre-captured data in Log Viewer.
* Improved Find Packet dialog.

Version 3.1

* New protocol decoding modules have been added: DHCP, DNS, HTTP,
  POP3, RTSP, SMTP.
* A new, unique remote monitoring technology.
* You can add up to 4 custom protocols to the IP Sub-protocols chart.
* You can import capture files in Tcpdump (libcap) format.
* More configuration options have been added.
* Many minor improvements and bug fixes.

Version 3.0

* A new protocol decoder; now supports ARP, BCAST, BMP, DIAG, ICMP,
  IGMP, IPv4, IPX, NCP, NDS, NetBIOS, NLSP, PPP, PPPoE, RARP, RIPX,
  RSVP, SAP, SER, SMB, SPX, TCP, UDP, WDOG. More protocols coming
  soon.
* Supports Wireless Ethernet (802.11b) adapters.
* The program is ready for Windows XP (tested with RC1).
* The Packet Generator can now send packets via the Windows 2000/XP
  dial-up adapter.
* A protocol decoder and checksum corrector were added to the Packet
  Generator.
* You can optionally run multiple instances of CommView to monitor
  several adapters simultaneously.
* IP Statistics can be included in the Statistics Report.
* A new LAN Hosts by IP Address table has been added to the
  Statistics window.
* The TCP Reconstruction window allows you to exclude/include data
  based on the packet direction.
* You can now filter packets based on TCP flags.
* The program can run in invisible mode.
* You can now share CommView data with your own application using a
  simple TCP/IP interface.
* The Packets tab allows you to select multiple packets.

Version 2.6

* Aliases can be assigned to IP addresses.
* Current rules can be applied to the Statistics window and reports.
* PPPoE decoding.
* TCP Session Reconstruction windows now non-modal, allowing you to
  have several open windows with different sessions.
* Minor interface improvements and bug fixes.

Version 2.5

* Full drag-and-drop support: you can now drag IP Statistics,
  individual packets, and graphs and drop them to the desktop or
  any folder. You can drag capture files (CCF, ENC, or BFR) and
  drop them to the application.
* Packet Size Distribution chart and LAN Hosts Table have been
  added to the Statistics window.
* Automatic or manual report generation: all statistics data can
  be saved as HTML or semicolon-delimited reports. (See the "Report"
  tab in the Statistics window.)
* The TCP Session Reconstruction window now allows you to view data
  as HTML and EBCDIC in addition to ASCII and HEX.

Version 2.4

* TCP session reconstruction.
* Aliases can be assigned to MAC addresses.
* NIC Vendor Identifier.
* More columns are available on the "IP Statistics" and "Packets"
  tabs.
* Columns on the "Packets" and "IP Statistics" tabs can be hidden.
* ARP/RARP packets are decoded.
* Wildcards can be used in IP Address rules.
* The "Both" option in capturing rules is available in addition to
  the "From" and "To" options.
* Tabs with active rules are now displayed in bold font.
* Packet output can be suspended/resumed.
* Several alternative IP Statistics layouts are available.
* Other minor improvements.

Version 2.3

* Dial-up support under Windows 2000.

Version 2.2

* MAC, IP, and TCP/UDP/ICMP headers are colorized.
* The contents of the IP Statistics tab can be saved as an HTML file.
* Added Packet Generator allows you to send packets.
* Your rules configurations can be saved/loaded.
* Text rules can now be made case sensitive.
* Improved Find Packet Contents dialog.
* Bug fix: problems with starting the driver on localized
  Windows 2000 systems have been solved.

Version 2.1

* Log Viewer: You can now load and explore capture files just as
  you do with real-time captured data.
* You can import and export capture files from/to the NI Observer
  or the NAI Sniffer file formats.
* Port numbers can be displayed as service names.
* A new "Jump To" feature allows you to quickly find packets going
  to/coming from a given IP address.
* A few interface improvements.
* Bug fix: The previous versions showed an incorrect UDP checksum.

Version 2.01

* Windows 2000 support.

Version 2.0 Final

* Improved performance on Windows NT systems.
* A few bugs found in 2.0 Beta were fixed.

Version 2.0 Beta

* Windows NT support.
* More statistical information.

Version 1.0 Final

* New functions: Find Packet and Go to Packet Number.
* New filters: Capture/ignore packets based on MAC addresses and
  packet direction.
* Statistics: Packets per second and Bytes per second histograms,
  IP protocols and sub-protocols distribution graphs.
* Bug fix: The text filter in v.1.0 Beta could sometimes capture
  packets that did not contain specified text; this problem has
  been resolved.

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Other Products by TamoSoft
==========================

CommTraffic™

CommTraffic is a network utility for collecting, processing, and
displaying traffic and network utilization statistics for network
connections, including LAN and dial-up. It shows traffic and network
utilization statistics for each computer in the segment. The software
provides a very attractive and customizable interface, with an
optional tray icon menu that displays general network statistics.
You can also generate reports that reflect the network traffic volume
and Internet connection expenses (if any). CommTraffic supports
virtually any rate plan your ISP might use, such as the one based on
connection time, traffic volume, time of the day, and other measures.
You can set alarms, that will inform you when certain criteria (e.g.
amount of traffic, expenses) are reached. A configuration wizard
will guide you through the setup and automatically detect your
network or connection settings.

DigiSecret®

DigiSecret is an easy-to-use, secure, and powerful application for
file encryption and sharing. It utilizes strong and time-proven
encryption algorithms for creating encrypted archives,
self-extracting EXE files, and sharing files with your associates
and friends. DigiSecret also includes powerful and intelligent file
compression; you no longer need .zip files when you can have
encrypted and compressed DigiSecret files. The program is integrated
with the Windows shell, and you can perform operations on files by
right-clicking on them. It also fully supports drag-and-drop
operations.

Essential NetTools™

Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing
networks and monitoring your computer's network connections. It's a
Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful
network tools for everyday use. The program includes a NetStat
utility that shows your computer's network connections and open
ports and maps them to the owning application. It also features a
fast NetBIOS scanner, a NetBIOS Auditing Tool for checking LAN
security, and a monitor of external connections to your computer's
shared resources, as well as a process monitor that displays
information about all the programs and services running on your
computer. Other useful tools are included, such as Ping, TraceRoute,
and NSLookup. Additional features include report generation in HTML,
text, and comma delimited formats and a customizable interface.
The program is an easy-to-use and powerful replacement for such
Windows utilities as nbtstat, netstat, and NetWatcher. It
incorporates many advanced features that standard Windows tools
can't offer.

SmartWhois®

SmartWhois is a handy utility for obtaining information about any
IP address, hostname, or domain in the world. Unlike standard whois
utilities, it automatically delivers information associated with an
IP address or domain no matter where it is registered geographically.
In just a few seconds, you get all you want to know about a user:
domain, network name, country, state or province, and city. Even if
the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won't
fail!

You can learn more about these products at

http://www.tamos.com/products/

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Credits
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This program contains software licensed from Walied Othman. 
This program contains the Ethernet vendor codes list by Laurent Deniel.
