Software Update: SoftPerfect Network Scanner 5.5.4

SoftPerfect has released version 5.5.4 of Network Scanner. This program is a simple ip, netbios and snmp scanner. It does not need to be installed to do its job, so it can be used quickly and easily to see who and what is connected to the network. The program is multithreaded and can see network shares, mac addresses, open ports and logged in users, among other things. The download is less than two megabytes in size and the program is completely free to use. Since version 5.3, the download contains separate versions for 32bit and 64bit environments. The following changes have been made in this release:

Changes in SoftPerfect Network Scanner version 5.5.4:

• Fixed incorrect row highlighting for unique/non-unique filters.
• Added remembering custom LDAP URL for importing computers from AD.
• Excluded xxx0 address from being treated as a broadcast address.
• Excluded disabled IP ranges when scanning previously undiscovered computers.
• Rescanning existing entries and previously undiscovered items made cancelable.
• Fixed painting custom column text color in selected lines for better readability.
• Made launching third-party apps relative to netscan’s location, not the current directory.
• Added displaying byte/kilobyte/megabyte values ​​received from WMI in a readable form.
• Added folding repetitions for multiple values ​​in a column (this can be turned off if it’s needed)
• Added updating router MAC address cache before rescanning existing or discovering new devices.
• Added import/export of friendly names and mixed friendly name mappings (IP or MAC or host name).
• Fixed retaining filter to use the latest filtering condition and saving value for non-value filters.