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ACTIVESOCKET 2.3 RELEASE NOTES

INTRODUCTION

ActiveSocket 2.3 is the newest version of the ActiveSocket Network Communication Toolkit. The mission of the product is to provide a collection of useful network communication tools for a variety of development platforms.

WHAT'S NEW IN ACTIVESOCKET 2.3

  • The Snmp1 object has been renamed and is now called Snmp;
  • The Snmp object is much faster now. It has more efficient memory management through the use of a different Microsoft API;
  • The Snmp object now supports the Set operation;
  • The Icmp object now supports TTL (Time-to-Live). You can specify a maximum TTL, and you can retrieve the actual TTL value of a Ping call;
  • You can now send out SNMP traps through the new SnmpTrapOut object; This object supports native SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c traps, and supports several data types, including strings, numbers, IP addresses, object identifiers and time ticks;
  • You can now receive SNMP traps through the new SnmpTrapIn object; This object supports native SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c traps, it supports SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c and supports the same data types as the SnmpTrapOut object;
  • More than 40 working samples are included, for various development platforms;
  • A demo application is included and it accessible from the Start menu; this demo application shows basic characteristics of the Toolkit. The source code of this Demo application is included;

INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE

Installation

To learn more about installing the product for the first time, please read our manual.

Upgrade from ActiveSocket 2.2

Before you upgrade, you must be aware of the fact that the Snmp1 object name has changed into Snmp. All instances of Snmp1 must be renamed into Snmp in the software. As a registered user, you must use the new registration code that was sent to you by ActiveXperts Software. ActiveSocket 2.2 registration codes (or older) will not work anymore. Upgrade to ActiveSocket 2.3 in the following way:

  • Uninstall the ActiveSocket 2.2 product. Use the 'Add/Remove Programs' applet in the Control Panel to start the Uninstall procedure;
  • Download the ActiveSocket 2.3 Installation file from the ActiveXperts Software web site: www.activexperts.com/downloads;
  • Start the ActiveSocket 2.3 Installation. The InstallShield wizard will guide you through the steps of the installation.

Upgrade from ActiveSocket 2.1 of older versions

Registered users of ActiveSocket should read the ActiveSocket 2.2 Upgrade Notes before you upgrade to version 2.3 As a registered user, you must use the new registration code that was sent to you by ActiveXperts Software. ActiveSocket 2.2 registration codes (or older) will not work anymore. Upgrade to ActiveSocket 2.3 in the following way:

  • Uninstall the ActiveSocket 2.1 product. Use the 'Add/Remove Programs' applet in the Control Panel to start the Uninstall procedure;
  • Download the ActiveSocket 2.3 Installation file from the ActiveXperts Software web site: www.activexperts.com/downloads;
  • Start the ActiveSocket 2.3 Installation. The InstallShield wizard will guide you through the steps of the installation.