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LANOff Release Notes Latest Version: 4.0 Size: 604KB Released 17-April-2008

Check the FAQ for items not covered here.

Release Notes
LANOff Version 4.0
24-April-2008
Copyright 2005-2008 A. J. Shadlock
www.jsutils.com

DESCRIPTION
Monitors network connections and optionally shuts down local and or remote computers if the network connection is lost. It can be started either manually, on start up or automatically via the Windows Task Scheduler. The program activates a preset period after starting and shuts down a preset period after shutdown is initiated unless shutdown is cancelled. By default the slave program runs in the System Tray.

The network connection and many other parameters can be configured via the configuration screen, see the configuration screen for details of the parameters and their limits. Shutdown, PowerOff and Rebbot have been configured to force all running applications to close.The program operates by interrogating each remote computer twice a second. Up to four remote computers can be monitored with shutdown being initiated on specified computers when connection to specified computers is lost.

This program requires a registration code to run. This code, which is free for personal non commercial use, can be obtained from www.jsutils.com

CHANGE INFORMATION
For details of the changes in this and previous versions see 'History' in help.

KNOWN ISSUES
Check www.jsutils.com for issues found after release.

OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003 and Windows Vista. It is not suitable for Windows 95, 98, ME or NT.

DEPENDENCIES
None

SECURITY
Depending on the network configuration and protection this program may compromise network security. You will need appropriate access privileges to remote computers.

INSTALLATION
You will need administrator privileges to install this program.
Make sure that a previous version of the program is not running.

On The Monitoring Computer
1. Unzip the installer LANOff.exe from the downloaded file LANOff.zip
2. Run the installer LANOff.exe and select LANOff.
3. Configure the program via the configuration screen.
4. Add LANOff to any firewall program

On Each Computer Monitored
1. Unzip the installer LANOff.exe from the downloaded file LANOff.zip
2. Run the installer LANOff.exe and select LANOff Slave.
3. Configure the program via the configuration screen.
4. Add LANOff Slave to any firewall program

If you are installing over version 1.4 the configuration files and log files will be renamed from config.ini to LANOffM.old, configS.ini to LANOffS.old, NetOff.log to LANOffM.log and NetOffS.log to LANOffS.log respectively. If you are installing over versions later than 1.4 LANOffS.ini and LANOffM.ini will be saved as LANOffM.old and LANOffS.old respectively. When upgrading from version 2.5 and earlier you will need to reconfigure the program.

UNINSTALL
To uninstall KeyOff use Windows Add/Remove Programs. If you wish to retain any files copy them to a temporary location before uninstalling. All Program files and directories in the program root directory (normally c:\program files\JSutils\LANOff\) are removed including those created by the program.

REPORTING BUGS
Any bugs should be reported via www.jsutils.com after first checking the Known Issues and FAQ for this program on the web site.