LAN Speed Test History
* Indicates a feature that is available after registering LAN Speed Test
4.2 (8/30/18)
- Fix: When testing in 'Silent' mode, LAN Speed Test could get stuck on starup and never finish the test, or error after a long period of time.
- Update: Other bug fixes and internal updates
4.1 (2/10/18)
- Fix: Windows - Registration screen - cursor would stay on the left side of key text box
- Fix: Mac - Registration screen - paste from keyboard would not work
- Fix; Command Line Generator misspelled /Silent-True
- Fix: When performing a large test, and user decides to cancel, it looked like everything canceled correctly, but process could continue to run the test in the background
- Fix: Windows - When testing over 4 GB (5 GB packets, 10 Packets of 500 MB, etc.), data size displayed incorrectly and results were incorrect
- Fix: Mac - When testing to smb:// instead of to a mounted folder, LST would crash
- Update: Registration screen - strip out spaces, line feeds, etc. that could make registering difficult when using copy / paste
- Update: Add more information if registration does not work:
- Update: Don't show as much fraction in results
- Update: Add option to change the way packets are recreated after the 1st one (open and overwrite file or re-create file). Some NAS's test better one way over the other. If the NAS that you are testing to is slower after the 1st packet, change this option.
- Update: Windows - faster User interface
- Update: Other bug fixes and internal updates
4.0 (11/12/17)
- New! Now available for Mac (and Windows) users
- New! LAN Speed Test and LAN Speed Test (Lite) are now the same application/download
- New! Ability to choose Network Interface Card for computers with multiple NICs
- New! Ability to view each packet's results in a chart or by details *
- New! Random packet sizes between Min and Max setpoints *
- New! Test packets are built on the fly using random text (no more compression issues)
- New! Multi-User prefs file - Test settings can be shared or specific by MAC address *
- New! Option added to test for a number of seconds (creates packet sizes automatically)
- New! Option to test only one direction (ie. only write test to shared folder)
- New! Email options now support new mail server requirements (Outlook.com, Gmail, etc.) *
- New! Command Line Builder (automatically builds the command line options that you need based on your current settings *
- New! Completely rebuilt user friendly modern interface
- New! High DPI support - extra crisp text and graphics for MS Surface Pros, 4K, 5K, & Retina displays
- New! Click & drag to resize LAN Speed Test windows (very helpful when viewing log, etc.)
- New! Mac OS release is 64 bit
- New! Optional Windows 64 bit build available
- New! Mac OS & Windows versions can now utilize multi-core processors
- Updated: Progress bar and cancel button allowing user to cancel at any time
- Updated: Up to 1000 packets *
- Updated: Viewing results by Average, Maximum, and Minimum throughputs *
- Updated: Log results to .csv file with user configurable file location. All entries are SQL compatible for easy importing into SQL Server, MySql, etc.) *
- Updated: Option to log Avg, Max, & Min automatically *
- Updated: View/Edit Log built right into LAN Speed Test *
- Updated: Network Scan (see other devices on your network, keep notes about them, etc.) *
- Updated: Run multiple tests automatically - any number of tests from 1 sec to 24 hrs apart *
- Updated: Open/Save all options and results to .csv file *
- Update: Binary and Decimal mode display correctly (ie. 1 MB or 1 MiB, etc.) *