v1.3.8 - Code cleanups, disable ping globally

Description

• code cleanups (names, terminology, comments)
• added option to disable ping globally

Features

• code terminology inconsistencies fixed, improved function naming and updated code comments
• now spaces instead of tabs used for indention within the script file
• new parameter pingEnabled added which allows to globally disable ping availability checks

v1.3.7 - Reduced overhead, adaptive intensity

Description

• code cleanups
• overhead reduced
• setting for adaptive intensity introduced

Features

• overhead for establishing a share connection reduced
• within the server configuration it's now possible to set the reconAdaptive parameter to enable or disable the adaptive intensity (disabled means that always the same polling interval is used)

v1.3.6 - Auth handling, legacy task file

Description

• task file for Windows 7 legacy support added
• share authentication handling improved

Features

• explicit task file for Windows 7 and legacy support added
• share authentication with improved fail safety

Credits

• thanks @ AMNegron for pointing on an issue with the task file version - #8

v1.3.5 - Task file execution

Description

• task file improved to guarantee a better compatibility

Features

• small update on the predefined task file to circumvent the possibility of an execution error by separating script path and file name

Credits

• thanks @ Matvei27 for pointing on the potential issue within the XML task file which may cause an error if the execution path is not separated from the script file name - #5

v1.3.4 - Default ping server for URI

Description

• added parameter and option to fallback to a default ping target for servers accessed over an URI if needed

Features

• added new parameter pingDefaultSrv which allows to switch to a common server in case if the target service is configured to reject pings (URI only)

Credits

• thanks @ Matvei27 for pointing on a potential issue of servers not responding to ping requests - #4

v1.3.3 - ICMP error handling

Description

• further improvements of ICMP error handling in special states

Features

• the ICMP error handling was improved to treat unexpected object states which may lead to early script termination which should finally not happen anymore

v1.3.2 - Bugfix null error

Description

• null object error / exception fixed

Features

• in rare situations winmgmts returns an empty result which may lead to null access, improved error handling to prevent the occurence of such situations

v1.3.1 - Sample config improved

Description

• sample config improvement

Features

• misleading sample config was improved
• wrong drive letters updated

v1.3.0 - URI support, authentication and paths

Description

• new parameters for authentication
• server configuration for web drives (WebDAV)
• share path failover handling
• debug improvements

Features

• new parameters added which allow to specify authentication credentials
• it's now possible to attach drives which rely on an URI
• separation of UNC and URI paths
• share path failover, leading and trailing slashes are respected and trimmed if necessary
• bug which leads to wrong debug output was fixed
• includes sample configuration for drives which depend on an URI

v1.2.5 - Connection state fix

Description

• wrong status of server connections was stored which caused delays and unnecessary pings

Features

• wrong server connection state fixed
• updated connection state setting