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v7.23 Jitter, Ease of Use, UI Improvements

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on January 13, 2024 by wizard42January 13, 2024

Version 7.23 of Network Logger Pro adds Jitter to URL/IP Monitor test logs. Time labels now display metric intervals down to femtoseconds. Added the ability to load the previous session configuration without session data both manually or in autostart mode. … Continue reading →

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v7.2 Enterprise Support

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on May 16, 2023 by wizard42May 16, 2023

Version 7.2 of Network Logger Pro brings increased compatibility with enterprise firewalls. The list of URLs used for connection testing has been cleansed of all URLs that are not family friendly or are from unusual regions. The number of test … Continue reading →

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v7.1 Build an IT Video Wall

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 5, 2022 by wizard42October 5, 2022
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v7 brings User Defined URL Lists, New Settings, and Quick Graphs

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on May 6, 2022 by wizard42October 5, 2022

Create custom URL lists for Automatic Internet Connection testing in addition to using the default list.  Network History Graph drawing now has multicore processor support to enable instantaneous scrolling through many months worth of samples.  A new Network Session file … Continue reading →

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v6.92

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on September 21, 2021 by wizard42September 21, 2021

Added new items to the legend of the History Graph, improved History graph simplification logic. Server/device outages and Internet Outages are now drawn differently in the URL Monitor History Graph to more clearly differentiate between the two types of events. … Continue reading →

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v6.9 Multithreading & Email

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on February 8, 2021 by wizard42September 21, 2021

Fixed a multithreading issue which caused crashes for a small number of users.  Fixed email address deletion in the Email Alerts window.

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v6.8 Apple Silicon & Big Sur

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on December 10, 2020 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Added support for Apple Silicon & Intel Macs, support for Big Sur, improved interactive History Graph stats, revamped interface for Email Alerts IAP, bug fixes and other improvements.

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v6.7 Mobile Alerts Alpha Test

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 28, 2020 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Internal version, testing mobile alerts from the Mac apps to the associated iOS app.

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v6.6 Favorites & More

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on March 1, 2020 by wizard42March 28, 2020

Added “Favorite Configs” for setting up preferred URL Monitor configurations with 1 click. The color theme editor has been redesigned. Many color themes have been revamped and new ones added, providing 18 to choose from.

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v6.5 Efficiency Optimization

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on November 20, 2019 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Version 6.5 reduces CPU and disk usage to minimize footprint during long duration logging sessions.

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v6.4 SNMP Update

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 2, 2019 by wizard42March 5, 2021

New feature: It’s now easier to add multiple SNMP interfaces for simultaneous display. Fixed an SNMP interface selection issue.  Miscellaneous bug fixes.

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v6.3 Speech & Color Themes

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on June 4, 2019 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Version 6.3 of Network Logger Pro & IT is a quick update to provide a minor bug fix on the Spoken Announcements menu and the ACT Activity window now uses the currently selected color theme instead of not having a theme.

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v6.2 Dark Mode & More

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on May 12, 2019 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Version 6.2 of Network Logger Pro & IT features a default color theme that now matches dark tones in macOS’s Dark Mode.    The SNMP code was redesigned  to eliminate a situation that could cause a crash in a rare race condition when doing … Continue reading →

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v6.1 Connection Test Update

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on November 25, 2018 by wizard42March 5, 2021

The automatic internet connection testing logic was improved and the URLs of test servers are now visible in the ACT Activity Window.

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v6.0 Quick Video Explainers

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on August 4, 2018 by wizard42March 5, 2021

A set of quick video explainers for Network Logger Pro/IT has been added to Help menu in the menubar of the application.  These short videos focus on a single common task to demonstrate a quick way to achieve the task you … Continue reading →

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v5.9.2 Upgrade Pro to IT

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on June 22, 2018 by wizard42March 2, 2021

With v5.9.2 Customers who bought Network Logger Pro on the Mac App Store now have an upgrade path to purchase the “Email Reports” feature of Network Logger IT.  Go to the new Upgrade menu in the menubar and choose Email Reports. … Continue reading →

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v5.8.4 Bug Fix

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on May 1, 2018 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Update 5.8.4 features a bug fix for a Network Status History session autosave issue introduced in v5.8.3.

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v5.8 Outage Detection Modes

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on March 23, 2018 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Four new Automatic Connection Testing modes support internet connection logging in unusual firewall situations.  Revamped ACT Activity logging.  The menu bar status display can now be toggled between compact and large sizes and no longer moves around as the number of … Continue reading →

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v5.7 Autoload Last Session

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on January 30, 2018 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Seamless autosaving and loading of both network interface and URL/IP, Ping, HTTP, SNMP & UPnP monitoring sessions creates greater convenience and enables continuous operation across power failures/unexpected reboots for mission critical applications.  Fixed a bug that allowed a malformed SNMP … Continue reading →

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v5.6 SNMP Update

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on December 21, 2017 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Fixed a bug introduced in the previous update (v5.5) which caused an inaccurate connection outage to be reported after a period when SNMP monitoring was also in use.

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v5.5 Multiple SNMP Interfaces

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on December 16, 2017 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Improved support for monitoring routers and devices with SNMP.  When using Network Logger to monitor a router or device that supports SNMP v1, you can now monitor multiple network interfaces in the SNMP device simultaneously.  SNMP interfaces can now be … Continue reading →

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v5.4 SNMP Interface Fix

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on May 7, 2017 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Fixed a bug that prevented manually selecting SNMP interfaces other than interface #1 with custom OIDs when monitoring SNMP enabled routers and devices.

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v5.3 Ping Fix

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on May 5, 2017 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Fixed a crash which can occur after hundreds of thousands of pings when the ACT feature is turned on.

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v5.2 Custom Announcements

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on February 21, 2017 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Added automated ping monitoring with customized spoken announcements. When monitoring a server URL or a device IP address with a URL Monitor you can customize the spoken and logged status announcements by entering a custom announcement. With this you can … Continue reading →

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v5.1 DNS Outage Detection

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on December 14, 2016 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Network Logger Pro & IT now have the ability to detect DNS outages. During a DNS outage, URLs can’t be resolved to IP addresses, but IP-based traffic is still flowing. The fixes for this are very different than those for connection … Continue reading →

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v1.0 NL Compatibility Checker

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 28, 2016 by wizard42March 5, 2021

NL Compatibility Checker is a free utility that lets you check to see if your network router is compatible with Network Logger Pro and Network Logger IT.   If your router is compatible, you can use Network Logger to graph … Continue reading →

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v5.0 Graph Device Traffic

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 27, 2016 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Network Logger Pro/IT users can now monitor routers and other network devices that support that support UPnP or SNMPv2).  Fixed a bug that caused crash on launch on a small number of systems after a period of time.  Various interface … Continue reading →

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v4.9.4 App Nap

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on August 31, 2016 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Fixed an issue in which OS X App Nap (a feature Apple introduced in OS X 10.9) could kick in if the status menu bar item was turned off while the app was in the background with no windows visible.  … Continue reading →

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v4.9.3 ACT Activity Window

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on July 20, 2016 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Added the Activity Window to show all Automatic Connection Test activity.  Fixed two two bugs that were introduced in v4.9.2, one interfered with custom HTTP monitoring, another prevented Automatic Connectivity Testing from working if no test interval had ever been set.  Also … Continue reading →

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v4.9.2 ACT Bug Fix

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on July 13, 2016 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Fixed a bug in the Automatic Connectivity Testing feature that caused network caching to appear as a live connection.

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v4.9.1 File Menu Improvement

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on June 16, 2016 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Version 4.9.1 is a minor update to 4.9 which fixes a situation where two menu items in the File menu were not selectable when no HTTP Monitor was present.  See the post about v4.9 for major update features.

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v4.9 Connection Testing

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on June 1, 2016 by wizard42March 5, 2021

Version 4.9 of Network Logger Pro & IT features Automatic Connection Testing which provides zero configuration, high frequency, and extremely low bandwidth connection testing.  The History Graph now displays far more detail while using less memory.  Reatime Displays can automatically scroll … Continue reading →

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v4.8 Our New Web Store

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on February 11, 2016 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Network Logger version 4.8 is the first version available for purchase outside of the Mac App Store.  Note you can buy as many licenses as you like for a given registration key.  We developed a proprietary 1 key registration system.

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NLP 4.7.1 Bug Fix

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 27, 2015 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Bug fix update, fixing a bug that prevented the Connection Outage Log from displaying properly on the Pro version, the IT version was unaffected.

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NLP 4.7 UI & Performance

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on July 17, 2015 by wizard42March 5, 2021

This release features UI improvements, performance enhancements, unlimited scrolling realtime network interface displays, new user prefs, and bug fixes.

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NLP 4.5 New Icon

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on March 14, 2014 by wizard42March 2, 2021

New Application Icon

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NLP 4.4 CPU Efficiency

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on February 14, 2014 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Network Logger 4.4 dramatically reduces CPU usage in when large numbers of samples have been collected and overall.

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v4.3 Saving Sessions

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on January 17, 2014 by wizard42March 2, 2021

Fixed bug that caused user defaults to overwrite saved session settings.

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Custom Color Themes

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on January 3, 2014 by wizard42March 5, 2021

A new Color Theme Manager allows you to make Network Logger Pro look any way you want, every aspect of the interface can be customized, choose a preset color theme or create your own.!

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Network Logger Pro Released

Network Logger Pro for Mac Posted on October 29, 2013 by wizard42December 3, 2013

After two years of updates and feature additions, Network Logger 4.0 has been rebranded as Network Logger Pro in recognition of it’s fundamentally new set of capabilities.  The existing version number progression has been preserved.  New features include display of traffic … Continue reading →

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Features

  • Document Internet Outages
  • Show Network Traffic Speeds
  • Repeating Speed Tests
  • Repeating Ping Tests

  • Monitor Servers
  • Network Event Alerts*
  • Monitor Router Traffic**
  • Monitor SNMPv2 Devices
  • Monitor UPnP Devices

  • Monitor LAN Devices
  • DNS Outage Logging
  • Custom Color Themes
  • Quick Explainer Videos

Release Notes

  • v7.23 Jitter, Ease of Use, UI Improvements
  • v7.2 Enterprise Support
  • v7.1 Build an IT Video Wall
  • v7 brings User Defined URL Lists, New Settings, and Quick Graphs
  • v6.92
  • v6.9 Multithreading & Email
  • v6.8 Apple Silicon & Big Sur
  • v6.7 Mobile Alerts Alpha Test
  • v6.6 Favorites & More
  • v6.5 Efficiency Optimization
  • v6.4 SNMP Update
  • v6.3 Speech & Color Themes
  • v6.2 Dark Mode & More
  • v6.1 Connection Test Update
  • v6.0 Quick Video Explainers
  • v5.9.2 Upgrade Pro to IT
  • v5.8.4 Bug Fix
  • v5.8 Outage Detection Modes
  • v5.7 Autoload Last Session
  • v5.6 SNMP Update
  • v5.5 Multiple SNMP Interfaces
  • v5.4 SNMP Interface Fix
  • v5.3 Ping Fix
  • v5.2 Custom Announcements
  • v5.1 DNS Outage Detection
  • v1.0 NL Compatibility Checker
  • v5.0 Graph Device Traffic
  • v4.9.4 App Nap
  • v4.9.3 ACT Activity Window
  • v4.9.2 ACT Bug Fix
  • v4.9.1 File Menu Improvement
  • v4.9 Connection Testing
  • v4.8 Our New Web Store
  • NLP 4.7.1 Bug Fix
  • NLP 4.7 UI & Performance
  • NLP 4.5 New Icon
  • NLP 4.4 CPU Efficiency
  • v4.3 Saving Sessions
  • Custom Color Themes
  • Network Logger Pro Released

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