Network Radar Changelog

What's new in Network Radar 3.0.4

Sep 12, 2023
  • New Features:
  • Model and OUI database has been updated.

New in Network Radar 3.0.3 (Nov 2, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • The model id of a host will be added in more scans.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Sometimes the timeout for port scans was ignored or too high.
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra is supported again.

New in Network Radar 3.0.2 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • The app is now ready for macOS 13 Ventura.
  • The device and vendor database has been updated.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • The app did crash when trying to presenting the Custom Scan view twice.

New in Network Radar 3.0.1 (Nov 21, 2021)

  • NEW: A new Shortcuts Action has been added that lets you check certain ports.
  • NEW: Adding a custom Host via a domain now adds all found IP addresses.
  • NEW: Long Bonjour TXT Record informations are now being displayed better.
  • NEW: The device database has been updated, including the new Apple Silicon MacBook Pro
  • NEW: The maximum width of the IPv6 column has been increased.
  • FIX: Deleting a Scan could crash the app.
  • FIX: Hosts with the same IP address may have been added multiple times.
  • FIX: For some devices the Model ID information was not being displayed properly.
  • FIX: The Model ID Menu was not sorted correctly.
  • FIX: Checking the rules could crash the app in certain configurations.

New in Network Radar 3.0 (Oct 26, 2021)

  • NEW: A Shortcuts Action for checking the status of a Host has been added that can be used with the new Shortcuts app of macOS 12 Monterey.
  • NEW: Most of the utilities you know from Network Utility app that has been removed from macOS have been added to Network Radar to a new section.
  • NEW: The app has been optimised to work with Apple Silicon.
  • NEW: The app's icon has been updated to match the new style.
  • NEW: The overall user interface has been improved.
  • NEW: The performance of the scan engine has been improved.
  • NEW: mDNS Services of a Host are now being displayed in the information sidebar.
  • NEW: Many new icons have been added.
  • NEW: The ModelID is now automatically added to a Host if it is available via a mDNS service.
  • NEW: The device and vendor database has been updated.
  • NEW: The smart folder edit window has been improved.
  • FIX: Sometimes details about a port were not displayed correctly.
  • FIX: Sometimes the icons in the list were not large after restarting the app.
  • FIX: Sometimes the ping tool did not work as expected.
  • FIX: wenn man auf network klickt dann services und dann all host ist es weg

New in Network Radar 2.10 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • NEW: The interface has been updated to match the new design of macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • NEW: Empty Networks can now be removed in the Network section.
  • NEW: Network Radar now uses the open source service of ipify.org to determine the public IP address.
  • The minimum OS has been increased to macOS 10.15.
  • NEW: The system images and model IDs have been cleaned up by removing similar models.
  • NEW: The vendor and device database has been updated.
  • FIX: For some users the app did crash while launching.
  • FIX: Sometimes the public IP address of a network did not update automatically.
  • FIX: The host image menu responded slowly on some Macs.
  • FIX: The app could crash after activating a license.
  • FIX: The app could crash after launch on some Macs.

New in Network Radar 2.9.2 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • FIX: Minor bugfixes and improvements.

New in Network Radar 2.9.1 (Feb 23, 2020)

  • FIX: App did crash when launching on macOS 10.11.
  • FIX: When searching by certain characters the app could crash.
  • FIX: In some cases sorting the logs led to a crash.

New in Network Radar 2.9 (Feb 17, 2020)

  • NEW: A new option has been added to the Scan settings to change the way Hosts are identified. (MAC address or IP address or IP address only)
  • NEW: The Network section now displays a network’s last known public IP address.
  • NEW: The Response time for is now logged in the Port Scanner section.
  • NEW: More IoT / Smart Home Host images have been added to the library.
  • NEW: There is a new view option to show the status indicators with a shape to distinguish them more easily.
  • NEW: There is a new view option to switch to a list view with larger rows and Host images.
  • NEW: You can now right click on the Ping graph to export it as an image.
  • NEW: Last activity has been added to PDF export options.
  • NEW: The interface for creating new Custom Scans has been updated with options to adjust the Scan settings.
  • FIX: Parts of the sidebar could disappear if running on macOs 10.14 or below.
  • FIX: Sortation by IP address was incorrect.
  • FIX: In rare cases an empty windows was shown.
  • FIX: Refreshing a single host in All Hosts did not work.
  • FIX: Refreshing a single hosts sometime did stop the port scanner too early.
  • FIX: Sometimes the Host list was empty.
  • FIX: The app could become unresponsive when a DNS server timed out.
  • FIX: Crash when running the Ping tool.
  • FIX: Creating a new custom host could crash the app.
  • FIX: Changing PDF export options could crash the app.
  • FIX: Writing logs for too many Hosts at once could crash the app.
  • FIX: Deleting all Hosts could crash the app.

New in Network Radar 2.8.1 (Dec 6, 2019)

  • NEW: Chinese localisation has been added. Thank you Pertim.
  • NEW: The Host status 'unknown' has been renamed to 'cached'.
  • FIX: Exiting the full screen could lead to a crash.
  • FIX: In some cases sorting the host list by response time did not work as expected.
  • FIX: Sometimes deleting a scan in the sidebar did not work.
  • FIX: Reading a Bonjour service's TXT data could crash the app.
  • FIX: The could crash when updating the state of the export menu.

New in Network Radar 2.8 (Dec 2, 2019)

  • NEW: You can now use the new Bonjour Browser to search for mDNS services and devices.
  • NEW: mDNS names module has been redone from the scratch for quicker and more reliable lookups.
  • NEW: Added a filter bar to sections that display Hosts from multiple Scans.
  • NEW: Network Radar now speaks French. Thanks Ange Lefrère.
  • NEW: Network Radar now speaks Italian. Thanks Massimiliano Picchi.
  • NEW: Notes and logs can now be hidden (default) in the properties view.
  • NEW: You can now start and stop a Scan from refreshing by clicking the button next to its name in the sidebar.
  • NEW: Error message when sending a test mail have been improved.
  • NEW: Exporting or printing the Host list now keeps the sort order. If search has been used, the list only includes Hosts that have been filtered.
  • NEW: Improved Crash handling by introducing a new crash report window.
  • NEW: ModelID and operating system lookup has been removed as Apple does not share these properties anymore.
  • NEW: The sort order of the host list is now being remembered across launches.
  • NEW: You can now send mail notifications via an unencrypted SMTP connection (only recommended for testing)
  • FIX: The app could crash for users of macOS 10.15 Catalina during a scan or at startup due to an invalid arp cache.
  • FIX: Exporting to CSV did not work as expected when exporting form the All Hosts section.
  • FIX: If the Properties Inspector was visible at startup, the app could crash.
  • FIX: In rare cases some general sections in the sidebar were deletable.
  • FIX: In some cases the list of hosts was empty until switching to another section.
  • FIX: In some cases the response time was displayed higher than it actually was.
  • FIX: Looking up the MAC address in the ARP cache could lead to a crash.
  • FIX: Minor dark mode issues have been removed.
  • FIX: Some users had difficulties setting up the mail settings due to new values not being saved immediately.
  • FIX: Sometimes the host menu wasn’t enabled and shortcuts did not work.
  • FIX: The delete key did not work to delete or remove a Host.

New in Network Radar 2.7.2 (Sep 5, 2019)

  • FIX: The app did crash when there was a problem with the DNS sever.

New in Network Radar 2.7.1 (Sep 2, 2019)

  • NEW: Hosts can now be pinged via the DNS name instead of the last known IP address which make it easier to track changes outside of the current collision domain.
  • NEW: Placeholders can be used in mail notifications to insert a host's properties.
  • NEW: You can now remove the status menu from the status bar using drag and drop while holding down the command key.
  • NEW: A default watch image rule has been added.
  • NEW: The device database has been updated.
  • FIX: The app’s launch time has been increased.
  • FIX: A database issue that could crash the app has been fixed.
  • FIX: Sometimes the reveal button was hidden.

New in Network Radar 2.6.2 (May 30, 2019)

  • NEW: Added a button to remove custom host images.
  • NEW: Exporting to CSV can now be sorted.
  • NEW: Integrated the LittleSnitch Internet Access Policy.
  • NEW: Updated vendor and device database.
  • FIX: Enable/disable menu bar icon did not work after the latest macOS update.
  • FIX: Right clicking on a custom image did not work when using the control key.

New in Network Radar 2.6.1 (Feb 4, 2019)

  • NEW: The German Localisation has been improved.
  • NEW: The license GUI has been improved. (Website Version only)
  • NEW: The devices database has been updated.
  • FIX: For some Networks the Subnet Mask and the Broadcast IP was exchanged.
  • FIX: The app did crash with certain services that do not have a description.

New in Network Radar 2.6 (Jan 17, 2019)

  • NEW: New Network section with all Networks and its Scans.
  • NEW: New Services section that gives you an overview of all Services found and its Hosts.
  • NEW: A short description has been added to every Service.
  • NEW: More Log messages have been added for new Hosts. I.e. it is now being logged if the Host has been found in the ARP or DNS cache.
  • NEW: Options have been added to chose what is being displayed in the last row of prints and exported PDFs.
  • NEW: Prints and exported PDFs now include the response time of each Host.
  • NEW: Subnet Mask column has been added to the Networks list.
  • NEW: The average response time of all Hosts of a Scan has been added to the Scans info.
  • NEW: You can now see the log messages of all Hosts of a Scan in the Scan info.
  • NEW: You can now stop a Scan from refreshing by clicking the X button next to its name in the sidebar.
  • NEW: A refresh of a Scan in monitoring mode can now be stopped without stopping the monitoring.
  • NEW: From now on the timeout you set in the preferences is the default value used by every Scan unless you change the timeout in the Scan's settings.
  • NEW: Minor interface improvements for macOS Mojave's Dark Mode.
  • NEW: More and improved help text here and there.
  • NEW: Some new image rules have been added.
  • NEW: The sort order of interfaces for new Custom Scans has been improved.
  • NEW: The status type ‚uncertain‘ has been renamed to ‚unknown‘.
  • NEW: You can no longer update your database form network Radar version 1.x to the new database type in version 2.x.
  • FIX: Some users were unable to choose a custom host image or add new ones.
  • FIX: The app could crash when selecting a custom host image.
  • FIX: 'Services' was missing in the CSV export options.
  • FIX: Although a Scan was deleted, its Hosts could still appear in Smart Folders and the All Hosts section until the app was restarted.
  • FIX: In some cases the ping interval was ignored and the progress indicator was wrong.
  • FIX: Refreshing a single Host did not always work via the File menu.
  • FIX: Refreshing a single Host did not work outside of its Scan.
  • FIX: Some Hosts appeared twice in the list.
  • FIX: Some properties were cut off in the CSV export window.
  • FIX: Some rules that checked the status of a Host did not work in the German localisation.
  • FIX: Switching between different sections could crash the app for some users.
  • FIX: The Quick Scan button did not work with certain types of VPN.
  • FIX: The value of the the end or start IP of a Custom Scan was not validated and could result in Scans that would not refresh.
  • FIX: There were some GUI issues in the Smart Folder edit window.

New in Network Radar 2.5.2 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • NEW: Icons from Network Radar for iOS have been added to the image collection.
  • NEW: The readability in Dark Mode has been improved.
  • NEW: You can now send a test mail using the SMTP settings in the Rules preferences and get more detailed error messages.
  • FIX: Some users were unable to change the attached Network of a Custom Scan.
  • FIX: The app could crash in when selecting certain types of Hosts.

New in Network Radar 2.5.1 (Sep 27, 2018)

  • NEW: Network Radar is now ready for macOS 10.14 Mojave, including dark mode support.
  • NEW: Improved Network Scan name when using something else than a wi-fi connection.
  • NEW: As always the vendor and MAC database has been updated.
  • FIX: Pinging a Host did not work when its Scan was currently being refreshed.
  • FIX: Sometimes the app did crash when setting an image by the user or automatically in the background.

New in Network Radar 2.5 (Sep 25, 2018)

  • NEW: Network Radar is now ready for macOS 10.14 Mojave, including dark mode support.
  • NEW: Improved Network Scan name when using something else than a wi-fi connection.
  • NEW: As always the vendor and MAC database has been updated.
  • FIX: Sometimes the app did crash when setting an image by the user or automatically in the background.

New in Network Radar 2.4.1 (May 30, 2018)

  • NEW: You can now add custom ports that are not part of the database.
  • FIX: The application crashed when selecting a newly added custom host image.
  • FIX: Setting a high maximum value for the Portscanner caused a wrong warning.
  • FIX: Some options were hidden or disabled in the preferences.
  • FIX: The rule 'Changed to Offline' and 'Changed to Online' did not work as expected.

New in Network Radar 2.4 (May 9, 2018)

  • NEW: A graph has been added to the Ping tool.
  • NEW: Scan speed has been improved. (Up to 4x, depending on your network)
  • NEW: The Portscanner is can now be much faster, especially if you scan multiple hosts at once.
  • NEW: The name of a port can be customised in the advanced preferences.
  • NEW: Port results of the Portscanner can now be copied.
  • NEW: Items for Host settings and information have been added to the host menu.
  • NEW: The names of the images are now much clearer and long names are displayed better.
  • NEW: You can now start a network tool even if the Host's Scan is being refreshed.
  • NEW: Refreshing a Scan can now be stopped without delay.
  • NEW: The Ping tool now waits until the last ping times out or responds.
  • NEW: The maximum value for the Portscanner is now 65535. (FFFFhex )
  • FIX: A long list of open ports in the Host information was partly hidden.
  • FIX: Changing a network's IP range was sometimes unnoticed by Network Radar which resulted in wrong scan results.
  • FIX: Choosing 'Edit Smart Folder…' from the contextual menu on the sidebar did not always work.
  • FIX: Clearing multiple ports in the Portscanner list only cleared one of the entries in the list.
  • FIX: Copying log entries could result in a crash.
  • FIX: Importing a Custom Scan added this Scan to the Network section until Network Radar was restarted.
  • FIX: In some cases the monitoring did stop after a refresh of the Scan.
  • FIX: In some networks IPv6 addresses were unexpectedly removed.
  • FIX: In some networks the displayed default gateway IP address did change unexpectedly during a scan.
  • FIX: It was possible to open multiple preference windows.
  • FIX: Sometimes Hosts that are being monitored did not appear on the Monitoring List.
  • FIX: Sometimes the Monitoring List did not appear in the sidebar.
  • FIX: Sometimes the export menu item was grey.
  • FIX: The app could be trapped in a state where n more scans could be started.
  • FIX: The list of ports in the advanced preferences could be empty.
  • FIX: The router image was not being displayed for Hosts that are of type default gateway.
  • FIX: The share button was not being displayed correctly.
  • FIX: The vendor column was not resizable.

New in Network Radar 2.3.3 (Mar 22, 2018)

  • NEW: The Vendor and Mac database has been updated.
  • FIX: Sometimes the app stoped responding or crashed when a Scan was deleted.
  • FIX: Sometimes the app crashed when the main window was closed (i.e. while quitting).

New in Network Radar 2.3.2 (Jan 6, 2018)

  • NEW: Better visualisation of the ping time.
  • NEW: Importing .netradr files is now much faster with large files.
  • NEW: Monitoring a scan now counts down before doing the first refresh.
  • NEW: The overall performance has been improved.
  • NEW: The text for the notification banners has been updated.
  • FIX: Bug where some images in the image picker were hidden when using macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
  • FIX: In some situations dragging a .netradr file onto the app icon made the import sheet go blank.
  • FIX: Sometimes clicking on a notification did not reveal a host in the scan list.
  • FIX: Sometimes draging a host crashed the app.
  • FIX: The monitoring countdown could unexpectedly stop in some situations.

New in Network Radar 2.2.3 (Jul 24, 2017)

  • NEW: Pressing cmd+F now activates the search field in the toolbar.
  • NEW: Selecting a Model Identifier in the Host Settings is now easier with tooltips describing the hardware behind each identifier.
  • NEW: You can now set the monitoring interval to values between 10 seconds and 12 hours.
  • FIX: Crash on some machines when deleting a scan that is being monitored.

New in Network Radar 2.2.1 (Jun 5, 2017)

  • FIX: In some cases custom names disappeared
  • FIX: The main window's size and position now stays the same after closing the window

New in Network Radar 2.2.0 (Jun 5, 2017)

  • NEW: Traceroute is now part of the network tools.
  • NEW: Use the new Sandbox to play around with Hosts that are not part of a Scan
  • NEW: Add Custom Hosts (domain or IP) to folders or the new Sandbox
  • NEW: Improved DNS reverse lookup
  • NEW: Improved discovery of Hosts that are known to your Mac but not online
  • NEW: Reveal Host in Scan from the Host menu
  • NEW: Short mDNS names are now optional (Host Preferences)
  • NEW: Updated Statusbar Icon
  • NEW: Updated model identifier and OUI database
  • NEW: Entries from the ping list now get copied in descending order.
  • FIX: Custom MAC address format was not displayed in the Host Details view
  • FIX: DNS issue with certain DNS servers that prevented Network Radar from fetching a host's name
  • FIX: Crash when printing and the font Consolas is not installed on the machine
  • FIX: Import of host icons for images that end with JPEG
  • FIX: Refresh indicator did not hide itself after a Scan finished and Network Radar was not in the foreground
  • FIX: Sometimes Hosts were not imported into an existing Scan if Hosts within that Scan have been deleted recently.
  • FIX: Sometimes Network Radar would create duplicates of the standard rules

New in Network Radar 2.1.2 (Nov 21, 2016)

  • NEW: Updated device database
  • FIX: Some crash related bugs

New in Network Radar 2.1.1 (Oct 8, 2016)

  • NEW: Assign an image to all selected hosts.
  • NEW: Change the Model Identifier manually in the Host settings.
  • NEW: FileZilla is now supported for FTP and SFTP connections.
  • NEW: Reset name, image, vendor of all selected hosts.
  • NEW: You can now customise the toolbar.
  • FIX: Issue with printing folders.
  • FIX: Missing model identifier for AirPort and Time Capsule are now included.
  • FIX: Show FAQ in the Help menu did not work.
  • FIX: Sometimes a Network Scan appeared twice in the list.
  • FIX: Sometimes deleted hosts did not disappear from All Hosts.

New in Network Radar 2.1.0 (Sep 26, 2016)

  • NEW: Ready to be used with macOS 10.12 Sierra.
  • NEW: Improved Port Scan engine. Depending on your network it is much faster now.
  • NEW: Now you can change the default application for more services than just SSH. Have a look at it in the preferences.
  • NEW: Right-click on the header of the host list to show and hide columns.
  • NEW: Selected pings can now be copied as text.
  • NEW: The device and vendor databases have been updated.
  • NEW: Spited the preferences window into more sections.
  • NEW: Delete or refresh a scan by swiping horizontally on a scan in the sidebar.
  • NEW: The Port Scan tool now shows the port that is being scanned.
  • NEW: The Scan Information now shows the attached networks.
  • NEW: Wrong IP addresses if using a FritzBox and VPN.
  • NEW: Custom Scans now handle VPNs better.
  • NEW: Option to prevent Network Radar from refreshing hosts automatically.
  • NEW: You can now see a network's broadcast and network address and its subnetmask.
  • FIX: Sometimes the old scans database did not migrate from the previous version. Please contact support if you have been affected by this in a previous version.
  • FIX: After refreshing a scan, the host's IP address could have been replaced by an old IP address that was still in cache.
  • FIX: Custom scans sometimes listed the network's broadcast or network address. If this was the case for one of your scans, you have to delete the broadcast or network ip from the host list first.
  • FIX: Did not fetch model identifier in some networks.
  • FIX: Importing a network scan did not always work if there already was custom scan with the same network attached to it.
  • FIX: Minor GUI improvements.
  • FIX: Searching the host list did not work as expected in some cases.
  • FIX: Setting an image via the contextual menu did not always work.
  • FIX: Some Smart folders did not update their hosts when they should.
  • FIX: Some localization typos.
  • FIX: Sometimes a host has been monitored although it was excluded from being monitored.

New in Network Radar 2.0.5 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • NEW: Internal identifier of iOS devices are now being displayed in the model identifer format. I.e. N69AP is now iPhone8,4.
  • NEW: There are now details on Macs with model identifier.
  • FIX: Crash while resolving mDNS name.

New in Network Radar 2.0.4 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • NEW: German localization has been improved.
  • NEW: Some GUI Improvements have been made.
  • NEW: You can now choose a vendor name for hosts without MAC address.
  • NEW: You can now hide or unhide the interface list in the window for new custom scans.
  • NEW: You can now jump to a scan by clicking on the arrow next to its name.
  • FIX: Deleting many hosts at once is now much faster and does not freeze the application.
  • FIX: Refreshing folders did not work in some cases.
  • FIX: Renaming of scans now starts with 1, if the scan name already exists.
  • FIX: Some links to Mactracker did not work.

New in Network Radar 2.0.3 (Aug 8, 2016)

  • NEW: Minor UI Improvements
  • FIX: Some bug fixes

New in Network Radar 2.0.2 (Aug 6, 2016)

  • FIX: Some bug fixes.

New in Network Radar 2.0.0 (Aug 2, 2016)

  • NEW: Adapted new technologies such as App Nap, which means a significant increate in battery life and less memory usage.
  • NEW: Add Smart Folders to sort your hosts by specifying a search rule.
  • NEW: Add folders to sort your hosts or monitor just certain hosts.
  • NEW: All new image chooser. I.e. you can now search for images.
  • NEW: Automatically refreshes the status of a when changing the selected host.
  • NEW: Changing a host's type now shows suggestions for types that have been used for other hosts.
  • NEW: Choose from different syntax for the MAC addresses.
  • NEW: Double clicking a host in the list now opens the Connect Via menu.
  • NEW: Enable/Disable Status Menu
  • NEW: Every configuration made to the user interface will be remembered after restarting the application.
  • NEW: Exclude hosts from monitoring in the host settings.
  • NEW: Export scans to the XML and NETRDR format.
  • NEW: Host's can be added to favorites. Favorites will appear in the statusbar menu.
  • NEW: Hosts can be bound to networks. This can be changed in the scan settings.
  • NEW: Hosts that are not reachable, because the scan' has been bound to another network will not refresh and indicate a new status (grey dot)
  • NEW: Import capabilities for the new NETRDR format.
  • NEW: Improved GUI with new inspector, tools and settings at the side for a better fullscreen experience.
  • NEW: Improved Portscan and Ping GUI.
  • NEW: Improved WakeOnLAN GUI. It is now possible to wake up hosts and shutdown, restart or send other Macs to sleep.
  • NEW: Improved copying of selected hosts.
  • NEW: Improved experience for managing the default ports in the preferences.
  • NEW: Improved host log GUI.
  • NEW: Improved printing output.
  • NEW: Improved sidebar GUI.
  • NEW: It is now possible to select multiple hosts at once.
  • NEW: Many core parts of Network Radar have been rewritten from ground up in Apple's new programming language Swift.
  • NEW: Monitor every scan and folder separately. Host's being monitored appear in the Monitoring List.
  • NEW: New Quick Scan button in the top left corner that automatically scans your current network with just one click.
  • NEW: New Sidebar separation: Network Scans and Custom Scans.
  • NEW: New host properties such as OS version or NetBIOS domain.
  • NEW: New statusbar with useful information at the bottom of the main window.
  • NEW: Now displays a host's IPv6 address if available.
  • NEW: Remembers the selected scan at launch.
  • NEW: Rules now have more properties to chose from
  • NEW: Search for open ports in the hosts list.
  • NEW: Share Menu in the toolbar.
  • NEW: Start Network Radar at Login
  • NEW: Support for multiple DNS names has been added.
  • NEW: The Connect Via menu now updates dynamically depending on the host's open ports.
  • NEW: The main window is more configurable.
  • NEW: The main window now supports split screen in fullscreen mode.
  • NEW: Updated OUIs database.
  • FIX: Crash on startup when the host detail view had been collapsed earlier.

New in Network Radar 1.2.5 (May 6, 2016)

  • FIX: Minor bug fixes.

New in Network Radar 1.2.4 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • NEW: Enhanced scan engine.
  • NEW: Updated vendor database.
  • FIX: Sometimes Network Radar needed too much CPU performance at startup.
  • FIX: Sometimes hosts with unknown ip addresses were added to a scan if the host was connected to the same network on different interfaces.
  • FIX: Some missing translations in the localization.

New in Network Radar 1.2.2 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • NEW: Scans are a little faster now.
  • NEW: Further improved interface for OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
  • NEW: You can now easily already used SSH credentials to hosts.
  • NEW: New rules action: Set a function name.
  • NEW: Add a host to Remote Wake Up. (Requires Remote Wake Up version 1.1.0 or later)
  • NEW: Delete all scans at once.
  • FIX: Changing the primary or secondary service in the preferences takes effect immediately.
  • FIX: Sometimes the application crashed by changing the SSH port.
  • FIX: Sometimes Network Radar did not reverse lookup names using DNS.
  • FIX: Network Radar now validates a scan's ip addresses if you change them in the scan information window.
  • FIX: Sometimes the maximum number of hosts for a scan did not change if you edited a scan's start or end address.
  • FIX: Changing the IP address for a new subnet scan now updates the start and end address immediately.
  • FIX: Typos in german localization.

New in Network Radar 1.2.1 (Oct 1, 2014)

  • FIX: Fixes a bug that caused Network Radar to crash during a scan.

New in Network Radar 1.2.0 (Sep 30, 2014)

  • NEW: Complete new, updated light weight scan engine from Network Radar for iOS.
  • NEW: Updated GUI, ready for OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
  • NEW: Relative progress value for scans.
  • NEW: Host images are updated automatically as Apple releases new hardware.
  • NEW: Contextual menu by clicking on the Network Radar icon in the dock.
  • NEW: New label in the device view to see which scans belong to a host.
  • NEW: Updated MAC vendor and Mactracker database.
  • FIX: Issue where the mail password was not saved correctly.
  • FIX: Issue where the mail action messages were not saved correctly.
  • FIX: Issue where the dns name was set although a custom name has been set by the user before.
  • FIX: Sometimes a network tool did not start correctly if another tool was already running.
  • FIX: Typos in the english translation.

New in Network Radar 1.1.11 (Feb 22, 2014)

  • NEW: Tooltips for host names.
  • NEW: Set the number of concurrent pings in the preferences.
  • FIX: Crash on some devices during a scan.

New in Network Radar 1.1.10 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • NEW: Contextual menu for the scan list
  • NEW: Updated Vendor Database
  • FIX: Sometimes Network Radar did not reverse lookup all names.
  • FIX: In the english localization the name field in the scan info panel did not update.

New in Network Radar 1.1.9 (Jan 23, 2014)

  • UPDATE: New rule actions: Send mail, show notification
  • UPDATE: Rules can be duplicated.
  • UPDATE: The time a rule gets checked can be defined. Checking every x seconds has been removed.
  • UPDATE: Vendor database
  • FIX: English typo
  • FIX: Resetting the database while monitoring is active now stops the monitoring correctly.
  • FIX: Size of monitoring toolbar item was too small.
  • FIX: Host names now have tooltips.
  • FIX: Some hosts were not deleted correctly from database.
  • FIX: Too transparent background in some windows of the english localisation

New in Network Radar 1.1.5 (Jun 12, 2013)

  • FIX: The menu item "Delete All Hosts In Selected Scan" was permanently disabled.

New in Network Radar 1.1.4 (May 30, 2013)

  • NEW: Network Radar can now start as a service with no application icon in the Dock. (only the menu in the status bar is available)
  • UPDATE: Network Radar now supports Thunderbolt/USB to Ethernet Adapter, Thunderbolt Display Ethernet and third party network adapters.
  • UPDATE: If one router is down, not every host behind this router shows a offline notification.
  • UPDATE: Adding an untitled scan now consecutively numbers each scans.
  • FIX: Although a network connection was available, NR didn’t allow to create new scans on some Macs with certain network adapters.
  • FIX: Adding ports without a port number isn’t possible anymore.
  • FIX: Sometimes the preferences window appeared on startup.
  • FIX: Crash after closing the scan properties window.
  • FIX: Problem matching MAC address to vendor name.
  • FIX: Database Save Problem.

New in Network Radar 1.1.3 (May 17, 2013)

  • UPDATE: Now automatically rearranges the host list after a refresh of a host or whole scan.
  • FIX: Some scans listed broadcast IPs.
  • FIX: Spelling error (Funktion -> Function).
  • FIX: Problem with the host menu.

New in Network Radar 1.1.1 (May 11, 2013)

  • UPDATE: After adding a custom image Network Radar now scrolls to the button of the icon list.
  • UPDATE: Avoids empty selections in the hist list.
  • FIX: Crash when refreshing a single host without having a host in the selected scan.
  • FIX: Some translations fixes.
  • FIX: The Port Lists now updates immediately again.
  • FIX: Adding custom icon images didn’t work on Retina Displays.
  • FIX: Starting the Monitoring right automatically with startup led to offline hosts.

New in Network Radar 1.1.0 (Apr 17, 2013)

  • NEW: New scans sidebar.
  • NEW: New scan group in the sidebar containing all hosts from all scans.
  • NEW: If host information changes in one scan, it automatically changes in every scan.
  • NEW: You can now specify rules and actions, that get applied with each scan.
  • NEW: If NR updates a host, all hosts with the same MAC address get updated as well.
  • NEW: Add custom hosts.
  • NEW: Remote shut down / restart / sleep of hosts with Mac OS X and SSH.
  • NEW: Define the order of services (DNS, Bonjour, NetBIOS) that should be used for host names.
  • NEW: Edit name and function of device directly in hosts table.
  • NEW: Scan Inspector that lets you change start and end address after the scan has been created.
  • NEW: Notes can be added to a scan using the inspector.
  • NEW: Delete all Hosts at once within a Scan
  • NEW: You can now add hosts to the monitoring list by dragging them from the host list to the monitoring scan.
  • NEW: You can copy information of a host with cmd+C or copy certain attributes by right clicking on a host.
  • NEW: Crash Logs can be sent from within the application.
  • UPDATE: Updated panel for creating new scans.
  • UPDATE: Retina Display support (with some new icons for buttons)
  • UPDATE: You can now use the Tab key to switch between text fields.
  • UPDATE: Updated generic TV icon.
  • UPDATE: Updated Mac Vendor database.
  • UPDATE: The Monitor interval progress bar now gets updates while accessing menus.
  • UPDATE: You can now also export the vendors names, the date of the last activity, the identifier and much more to a CSV file.
  • UPDATE: The maximum width of the last activity column has been increased.
  • UPDATE: Now the complete domain name is set as host name (if no bonjour or net bios name has been found)
  • UPDATE: You can now also add and remove the following columns: Domain name, Bonjour name, NetBIOS name
  • UPDATE: “Devices” are now called “Hosts”
  • UPDATE: More details about the open ports in the main window.
  • UPDATE: You can now also look for vendor, MAC address, function, domain name, ping time (in seconds) and image (name of image) using the search bar in the upper right corner.
  • UPDATE: NR warns you if you try to connect to a host using ssh or telnet without a user name.
  • UPDATE: The name text field is now selectable.
  • UPDATE: Scan text fields are selectable.
  • UPDATE: Connecting to a host with ssh or telnet now uses the set username and port no matter how you open the connection within Network Radar.
  • UPDATE: Memory management improvements.
  • UPDATE: Function name gets automatically set as name, if no other name information are available.
  • UPDATE: Added Webcam and updated TV icon
  • UPDATE: Infinity symbol for scans with unlimited number of hosts.
  • UPDATE: It is now possible to skip the warning and refresh a scan that has been created while connected to another network. (still Refreshing this scan could leet to incorrect data)
  • UPDATE: Many under-the-hood improvements.
  • UPDATE: User Interface improvements.
  • UPDATE: Faster scan in large networks.
  • FIX: Keyboard shortcuts cmd + I and cmd + T work again.
  • FIX: The error message „Couldn't find MAC-Address associated with this IP address“ is now displayed correctly.
  • FIX: Crash of NR by processing special bonjour names.
  • FIX: Sometimes the monitoring didn’t start at lunch.
  • FIX: Enable / disable open ports column in the german localization.
  • FIX: Problems with imported host images with only one character in their name.
  • FIX: Doesn't show the host menu if clicked outside of a row in the host list.
  • FIX: Double clicking on the host list's header doesn't open the host's quick connect url anymore.
  • FIX: High memory consumption and hangs on very large networks.
  • FIX: Sometimes notifications were posted a few seconds after monitoring has been deactivated.

New in Network Radar 1.0.9 (Jan 5, 2013)

  • NEW: NR now looks for domain names (DNS, Reverse lookup)
  • NEW: You can now set the ping timeout in milliseconds in the preferences.
  • NEW: You can now delete scans using the file menu.
  • NEW: You can now add note to each device.
  • NEW: Add and remove columns of the device list.
  • NEW: NR now remembers the width and position of the device list columns.
  • NEW: Fullscreen support.
  • UPDATE: Faster and more efficient scans.
  • FIX: Sometimes looking for SMB devices let NR crash.
  • FIX: Some devices weren’t found in the arp cache.

New in Network Radar 1.0.8 (Dec 15, 2012)

  • UPDATE: Monitor Countdown progress indicator now updates itself once a second.
  • FIX: High CPU usage on some Mac models.
  • FIX: Crash on some Macs during a scan.
  • FIX: Sometimes the monitoring scan didn’t start at launch.

New in Network Radar 1.0.7 (Dec 1, 2012)

  • UPDATE: Improved the update process.
  • UPDATE: NR now logs if an IP-address of a device changes.
  • UPDATE: NR now scrolls the device list to the selected device if you click on a notification.
  • FIX: Notifications pop up for devices that are online the first time.
  • FIX: Removed a bug that didn’t allow some users to add custom images or choose from preinstalled images.
  • FIX: NR doesn’t assign names to the wrong device anymore.
  • FIX: NR now finds model identifiers for all devices with a digit at the end of the name.
  • FIX: NR now finds model identifiers for all devices with a digit at the end of the name.
  • FIX: NR now finds the model identifiers of Apple TV devices.

New in Network Radar 1.0.6 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • NEW: Notification Center support for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (10.7 Lion keeps Growl).
  • NEW: You can now add you custom images for devices!
  • NEW: If you have problems with Network Radar you can now save a log-file and send it to me.
  • NEW: It is now possible to put whole IP ranges on the Monitoring List.
  • UPDATE: Added some new Vendor OUIs.
  • UPDATE: The number of services that can be scanned for each device is now limited to 20.
  • FIX: If the monitor interval time has passed but a scan is still in progress, NR waits until it is finished.
  • FIX: Some users couldn’t see the shadow between the scans-sidebar and the scan-infobox.
  • FIX: If you change an image or the name of a device, it doesn’t get updated anymore if you do a new scan.
  • FIX: In rare cases NR crashed upon start.
  • FIX: The scan text label is now completely visible
  • FIX: If you delete all scans and then add a new one, the device icon is now enabled.
  • FIX: Device names aren’t assigned to wrong devices anymore

New in Network Radar 1.0.5 (Oct 12, 2012)

  • FIX: Network Radar doesn't refuse to create new scans if it runs on OS X 10.7.x Lion

New in Network Radar 1.0.4 (Oct 10, 2012)

  • FIX: Network Radar doesn't crash upon launching anymore