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Traffic Analysis Skin Traffic Analysis Icon Skin Liquid Crystal History Skin Liquid Crystal Skin Aquarium Skin
Aquarium Numerical Skin Aquarium Icon Skin User Skin

Traffic Analysis Skin

Show/hide slot activation area
Open slot configuration dialog
Open "Current Connections" window
Low Latency Mode switch
= currently on (if needed) / = always on / no arrow = off
Switch between normal and large skin version
Download activity display
Ping time in ms
Number of TCP connections
Upload activity display
Download CPS rate
Upload CPS rate
Graphs "Transfer rate in %" for slots 1-10
Deactivated slot
Activated slot
Bar graphs "Transfer rate in %" for active slots

Transfer rate in %

The slot graphs show the current transfer rates as percentage of the maximum reached transfer rate since the last installation or calibration of cFosSpeed.

The slots

The configuration of slots 1-10 (as a part of the cFosSpeed settings) can be accessed by either clicking on the "Open slot configuration dialog" button of the skin or using the "Options/Settings" menu entry of the systray icon. Each slot can be configured and renamed individually.

The background

The transparent background of the status window can be replaced by an opaque one by applying (under Vista and Windows 7 with admin rights) the following changes to the files net.ini and net_l.ini in the directory [cFosSpeed install directory]\traffic_analysis_skin:

Line 7: background=background_blank(_l).tga -> ;background=background_blank(_l).tga
Line 8: ;background=background_color(_l).tga -> background=background_color(_l).tga

The files background_color(_l).tga (in the same directory) can be modified to your needs by using a suitable graphics program. The transparent area of the images must not be changed.

Traffic Analysis Icon Skin

Traffic Analysis Icon Skin
Traffic Analysis Icon Skin in Windows Systray
Graphs "Transfer rate in %" for slots 1 -10 (or slots 9 and 10 only)
Open "Current Connections" window
Show graphs for all slots
Open slot configuration dialog
Low Latency Mode switch
Low Latency locked (= always on)
Show graphs for slots 9 and 10 only

Transfer rate in %

The slot graphs show the current transfer rates as percentage of the maximum reached transfer rate since the last installation or calibration of cFosSpeed.

The slots

The configuration of slots 1-10 (as a part of the cFosSpeed settings) can be accessed by either clicking on the "Open slot configuration dialog" button of the skin or using the "Options/Settings" menu entry of the systray icon. Each slot can be configured and renamed individually.

Liquid Crystal History Skin

Budget used in %
Number of TCP connections
Number of TCP connections (graphical display)
0=none / 1=one / 2=two to five / 3=more than five
Ping time in ms
tx_shape_level / rx_shape_level
Low Latency Mode Switch
= currently on (if needed) / = always on / no arrow = off
Download Activity-Display
History of download transfer (total) rate in %
History of download transfer (local) rate in %
Upload Activity-Display
History of upload transfer rate (total) in %
History of upload transfer rate (local) in %
Download-CPS rate
Upload-CPS rate

Shape level

The brighter the indicator is visible the more Traffic Shaping is working for each of the transfer directions.

Transfer rate in %

The horizontal bar graphs for upload and download show the current transfer as percentage of the maximum reached up-/download transfer rate since the last installation or calibration of cFosSpeed. The "total" and "local" transfer rates are related to running cFosSpeed in mulit-user mode. "Local" shows the transfer rates for the current computer only, "total" the amount of traffic within the local network.

The background

The transparent background of the status window can be replaced by an opaque one by applying (under Vista and Windows 7 with admin rights) the following changes to the file net.ini in the directory [cFosSpeed install directory]\lc_history_skin:

Line 7: background=background.tga -> ;background=background.tga
Line 8: ;background=matrix.tga -> background=matrix.tga

The file matrix.tga (in the same directory) can be modified to your needs by using a suitable graphics program.

Liquid Crystal Skin

Download transfer (local) rate in %
Download transfer (total) rate in %
Upload transfer rate (local) in %
Upload transfer rate (total) in %

Transfer rate in %

The vertical bar graphs scrolling from the right to the left show the history of transfer as percentage of the maximum reached up-/download transfer rate since the last installation or calibration of cFosSpeed. The "total" and "local" transfer rates are related to running cFosSpeed in mulit-user mode. "Local" shows the transfer rates for the current computer only, "total" the amount of traffic within the local network.

The other display methods are the same as in the "Liquid Crystal History" skin.

The background

The transparent background of the status window can be replaced by an opaque one by applying (under Vista and Windows 7 with admin rights) the following changes to the file net.ini in the directory [cFosSpeed install directory]\liquid_crystal_skin:

Line 7: background=background.tga -> ;background=background.tga
Line 8: ;background=matrix.tga -> background=matrix.tga

The file matrix.tga (in the same directory) can be modified to your needs by using a suitable graphics program.

Default-Skin (graphical)

Download transfer rate in %
Upload transfer rate in %
Number of TCP connections
0=none / 1=one / 2=two to five / 3=more than five
Low Latency Mode ( = currently on (if needed) / = always on / no arrow = off )
Packet prioritized by Traffic Shaping
Ping-time wave display¹
green=great / yellow=OK / red=bad
Regular upstream data packet
Regular downstream data packet

The standard skin has been designed to track the data stream graphically.

¹ Ping times are represented by green, yellow, or red waves in the standard skin's graphical display. Actual ping times depend in significant part on the number of simultaneous up- and downloads. If this number rises, latency will likely increase as well.
To reach maximum transfer rates during download, the ping time for each download must therefore be raised briefly.

How to make your own skin

Switching between Graphical and Numerical Display of the Default Skin:

By clicking on the corresponding buttons, it is possible to toggle between graphical and numerical skin display.

Switch: Transfer rate in %
Switch: Number of TCP connections
Switch: Favour Ping Time on/off (low latency mode))
Switch: Pingtimes graphical/numerical

Switching between Skins:
At the Windows-Settings into the context menu, you can switch between different Skins by NetX and choose skin. By default there is a graphical and a numercial Skin.

Numerical Display

Download transfer rate in %
Upload transfer rate in %
Ping time with prioritized-packet display turned on [ms]
Low Latency Mode
= currently on (if needed) / = always on / no arrow = off )
Number of TCP connections
Download-CPS rate
Download Activity-Display
Upload-CPS rate
Upload Activity-Display

Icon Skin

You can swith between the 3 states of the Icon Skin and point out different Displays. The position of the switch is in the middle of the skin (see picture).

Download transfer rate in %
Upload transfer rate in %
Packet prioritized by Traffic Shaping
Ping time in ms
Regular upstream data packet
Regular downstream data packet
Number of TCP connections
Packet prioritized by Traffic Shaping
Ping time in ms
Regular upstream data packet
Regular downstream data packet
Download transfer rate in %
Packet prioritized by Traffic Shaping
Upload transfer rate in %
Regular upstream data packet
Regular downstream data packet

Shinnher's skin

This compact skin was design by a cFosSpeed user, who just modified the Liquid Crystal.
You can load teh Skin from our Homepage: Shinnher's Skin

Upload-CPS rate
Upload transfer rate in %
Upload Activity-Display
Download-CPS rate
Download transfer rate in %
Download Activity-Display
rx/tx_shape_level
Ping time in ms
Number of TCP connections (grafische Anzeige)
0=none / 1=one / 2=two to five / 3=more than five
Number of TCP connections
How to make your own skin