Release 1.12.4

Chris Ohmstede — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 02:29:11 -0000

In this release:

Fixed a bug where the "Server Send" dialog and the "Server Shutdown" dialog where clipping the display of the connected socket handle.
Removed the WiFi connect option. Lacking time and hardware to support this in all operating systems for all routers, I will reintroduce this option when possible.
Updated the MinGW compiler, wxWidgets, and OpenSSL versions for the Windows binary release (this and all future releases are no longer compatible with Windows XP.)
Added a Raspbian / armhf debian binary release.

To enable the WiFi connect options "as is" in your own compile, comment out:

define WCIC_SUPPRESS_TOOLS_CHECK_WIFI

at line 730 in the WhyCantIConnectDefines.h header file

Release 1.12.3

Chris Ohmstede — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:51:09 -0000

In this release:

Fixed a bug that would occasionally freeze the application when attempting to create a secure connection with an unsecured port.
Fixed a bug where "Advanced" sockets where not supporting secure connections.

Release 1.12.1

Chris Ohmstede — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 01:28:58 -0000

In this release:

Added SSL / TLS support for Microsoft SQL server, MySql server, FTP, and IRC.

Forward compatibility problem

Chris Ohmstede — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 19:27:58 -0000

There is a forward compatibility problem that causes the application to crash immediately in Fedora 23. The RPMs have been replaced for the latest release to correct this problem.

Release 1.12.0

Chris Ohmstede — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 02:19:38 -0000

In this release

Added SSL / TLS support for IMAP, POP3, SMTP, LDAP, Usenet, and Generic Client connections.
Added a trace showing the SSL / TLS certificate information after a connection.
Fixed a bug when connecting a Generic Client that expects a response.

Warning: this application links to the openssl libraries. Do not download this application if this is illegal in your country.

The SSL / TLS certificate information trace shows the valid date range and subject information if the trace detail level is set to Medium. The trace additionally shows the issuer information if the trace detail level is set to High.

Release 1.11.3

Chris Ohmstede — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:07:16 -0000

In this release.

Added a cancel button to the connecting progress dialog.
Moved the acquiring local address, binding, and acquiring server address functions to their own thread. Added a progress / cancel dialog for this thread.
Added detection of system logout / shutdown signals to close the application, destroy temporary files, and flush the trace file.

System logout / shutdown signals differ between operating systems.

Windows: The application will clean up on logout, reboot, and shutdown. The application will NOT clean up when closed from the task manager.

Linux: The application will clean up when closed from the System Monitor, and depending on the Linux configuration, logout, reboot, and shutdown. The Linux configuration must be set to issue SIGHUP signals (by default, Ubuntu does, Fedora does NOT. Check the documentation on your particular operating system to enable SIGHUP signals.)

Release 1.11.2

Chris Ohmstede — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:30:11 -0000

In this release:

Fixed an occasional crash primarily in Linux systems.
In the WiFi / wired login check, test that the expected router login page is listening on port 80 before launching it in a browser.
Fixed various small bugs.

Release 1.11.0

Chris Ohmstede — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:08:18 -0000

In this release:

Added the "Check WiFi / Wired Network Login" menu item to the tools menu and button to the toolbar. This function launches the default router login / TOS (Terms Of Service) IP address in your preferred browser.
Added a check to see if the error pattern of a possible incomplete WiFi / wired network login is detected on any connection and ask if you would like to launch the default router login.
Added some minor optimizations.
Fixed some minor bugs.

A network will commonly require you to login and / or agree to their terms of service. On an unsecured network this usually happens automatically when you first bring up the browser otherwise all connections will fail. The "Check WiFi / Wired Network Login" function checks for a bindable address supplied by DHCP (192.168.180.134 for example). If found, the address for the router login is built from the subnet and .1 (192.168.180.1 for example). This address is launched in your preferred browser (http://192.168.180.1 for example) which should bring up the router login / terms of service web page.

Release 1.10.3

Chris Ohmstede — Mon, 25 May 2015 16:38:05 -0000

In this release:

Changed the visible trace to be easier to read. The trace shows in your normal font except for hexadecimal traces which show in a monospace font. Function headers display in blue, errors display in red, and warnings display in green. This matches to the look and feel of the "Why Can't I Connect?" Android companion app.
Changed the remembering of a server name to the drop down list from when it is connected to when it's IP address is resolved.
Changed the default timeouts from 60 seconds to 20 seconds. This only effects new installs. Previous installs will still need to change the timeouts in the preferences dialog.
Switched the "Ports In Use" default port type to listening.
Fixed a bug in the "Script Save As" to include the script run time parameters.

Release 1.10.2

Chris Ohmstede — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 04:09:12 -0000

In this release:

Optimized the "Ports In Use" and the "Neighbors" tools. The "Ports In Use" tool runs significantly faster. Both the "Ports In Use" and "Neighbors" tools' "Cancel" buttons are quicker to respond to a user request.

Technical details:

The "Ports In Use" tool and the "Neighbors" tool processes now run on their own worker threads. Traces are posted to the primary thread through the event queue.

Created a combo box class for the language selections. This is for internal management and does not change the user interface.

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define WCIC_SUPPRESS_TOOLS_CHECK_WIFI

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