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                                                                    by Patrick Lagacé
  Version 2.0.1         http://lcdnetstat.intellos.net             patou@sympatico.ca

DESCRIPTION

LCDNetstat is a C program that parse all the tcp/ip connections on a computer and show them on a LCD screen. LCDNetstat is distributed under the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Software: - a C compiler (like gcc)

Hardware: - Crystal fontz LCD display

            (http://www.crystalfontz.com)
          OR
          - Matrix Orbital LCD display 
            (http://www.matrix-orbital.com)

INSTALATION

1. tar -xvfz lcdnetstat-2.0.tar.gz
2. cd lcdnetstat-2.0
3. make
4. make install
5. edit /etc/lcdnetstat.conf

USAGE

'./LCDNetstat'
(there is no command line switch, everyhting is controlled by the config file)

CHANGE

Version 2.0.1

• add the BaudRate settings

Version 2.0

• rewrite lcdnetstat from scratch in C
• removed lcdproc communication
• created a direct communication with the LCD device
• reuse netstat unstead /proc/net/tcp (compatbility reason)
• removed title, now it use every line to display

Version 1.3

• fix the heavy CPU consumation when there is no connection
• fix the ipwidget_set bug
• add the RefreshInterval setting in the config file
• add HideDuplicate settings
• add the deamon feature
• add RefreshInterval in config file
• allow to view more than 3 firsts connections
• modularized the script
• use /proc/net/tcp unstead `netstat`

Version 1.2

• now use only one table (for ip and port)
• the timestamp no longer use a system call
• show the port used on the remote computer
• now the line will scroll if it`s more than 20 caracters
• integration of the configuration file
• change the title from the configuration file
• add IgnoreList feature from the configuration file
• add NameResolution feature from the configuration file
• add a debug mode
• add LCDproc server settings from the configuration file

Version 1.1

• change title to "TCP/IP Connections"
• add a message when there is no incoming connections
• change the way to work with netstat, unstead using an open, we now use an array
• fix the bug about the intermittent broken pipe

Version 1.0

• original release