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                                                                    by Patrick Lagacé
  Version 2.0           http://lcdnetstat.intellos.net             patou@sympatico.ca



DESCRIPTION
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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
  - 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