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Breaking Changes

  • ARP Table has been renamed to Neighbor Table. The application list entry is automatically migrated on first launch. Other view settings (auto-refresh interval, export file type/path) reset to their defaults. #3403
  • IP Scanner export: The ARPMACAddress and ARPVendor columns have been removed from CSV, XML and JSON exports. Use MACAddress and Vendor instead, which contain the same value (ARP/NDP preferred, NetBIOS as fallback). #3403

What's new?

Neighbor Table (formerly ARP Table)

  • IPv6 (NDP) neighbor entries are now shown in addition to IPv4 (ARP). #3403
  • New Interface and State columns (sortable, searchable). #3403
  • Add entry dialog now accepts IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. #3403
  • View is read-only when not running elevated; modifying the table requires elevated rights. #3403

Firewall

  • New feature to quickly add, edit, enable, disable and delete NETworkManager-owned firewall rules. Managed rules are prefixed with NETworkManager_ in the Windows Firewall. (See the documentation for more details) #3383

PowerShell

  • DPI scaling is now applied correctly when NETworkManager is moved to a monitor with a different DPI scaling factor. The embedded PowerShell (conhost) window now rescales its font automatically using the Windows Console API (AttachConsole + SetCurrentConsoleFontEx), bypassing the OS limitation that prevents WM_DPICHANGED from being forwarded to cross-process child windows. #3352

PuTTY

  • DPI scaling is now applied correctly when NETworkManager is moved to a monitor with a different DPI scaling factor. The embedded PuTTY window now receives an explicit WM_DPICHANGED message with the new DPI value packed into wParam, since the OS does not forward this message across process boundaries after SetParent. #3352

Improvements

IP Scanner

  • MAC address resolution now uses ARP (IPv4) or NDP (IPv6) from the neighbor cache, with NetBIOS as fallback. The detail panel shows a single MAC Address section instead of separate ARP and NetBIOS entries. #3403

Dashboard

  • Redesign Status Window to make it more compact. #3359

Network Interface

  • Added Network Profile (domain, private, public) information to the Network Interface details view, if available. #3383

Discovery Protocol

  • Added support for F5 and Enter keys to start capturing network packets. #3383
  • Redesigned the "restart as admin" note to be more compact and visually consistent. #3383

Hosts File Editor

  • Button to open the hosts file in the default text editor added. #3383

Bug Fixes

Port Scanner

  • Fixed an app crash when double-clicking a port profile. #3382

PowerShell

  • Fixed incorrect initial embedded window size on high-DPI monitors. The WindowsFormsHost panel now sets its initial dimensions in physical pixels using the current DPI scale factor, ensuring the PowerShell window fills the panel correctly at startup. #3352

PuTTY

  • Fixed incorrect initial embedded window size on high-DPI monitors. The WindowsFormsHost panel now sets its initial dimensions in physical pixels using the current DPI scale factor, ensuring the PuTTY window fills the panel correctly at startup. #3352

TigerVNC

  • Fixed incorrect initial embedded window size on high-DPI monitors. The WindowsFormsHost panel now sets its initial dimensions in physical pixels using the current DPI scale factor, ensuring the TigerVNC window fills the panel correctly at startup. #3352

Dependencies, Refactoring & Documentation