Misc. Networking Tools

Network Notepad is a utility for drawing interactive network diagrams, with user definable management features such as point and click telnet, FTP, HTTP and Ping. The objects can be selected from the supplied library and dragged into the diagram, where they can be linked together using different link styles. The diagrams can be linked with other diagrams and you can also call any third party application with the IP address or object name supplied as the argument. The diagram can be exported as bitmap file.

CurrPorts allows you to view a list of ports that are currently in use, and the application that is using it. You can close a selected connection and also terminate the process using it, and export all or selected items to a HTML or text report. Additional information includes the local port name, local/remote IP address, highlighted status changes and more.

NetSetMan allows you to quickly switch between pre-configured network settings. It is ideal for people on the road, that have to connect to different networks all the time, and need to update their network settings each time. NetSetMan allows you to create 6 profiles including IP address settings, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS servers. The custom settings are saved in tabs, and you can simply select your settings and click a button to update your network configurations. Free version is limited to 6 network profiles, which is more than enough for personal usage.

Hostess has been designed to help you easily maintain your Hosts file for the purpose of blocking servers rather than for its original purpose of quicker DNS lookups. It stores the host names in an indexed database, eliminating duplicates and placing hosts into logical groups that can be ordered for efficiency. Hostess has powerful import, export and search features and can even create a registry file for adding domains to the Internet Explorer restricted zone.

Royal TS is an alternative for the standard Terminal Services Snap-In that adds additional features, including connection specific display settings, stored login credentials and more. It allows you to connect to any server which supports RDP protocol, and the connections can be organized in custom categories for quick access. Additional features include console connections (Windows XP/2003 or later), custom RDP target port, display smart sizing, port redirection and more.

Colasoft Ping Tool is a graphical ping tool that supports multiple IP addresses (or domains) and present the ping statistics in an easy-to-read 3D chart, that can optionally be saved as bitmap image. Along with the graph, the program also provides text based statistics including packet loss, average response time etc. that can be copied to the clipboard.

EMCO Remote Registry Exporter is a tool for network administrators, that enables you to export specified registry keys from a remote machine, and save them to a local folder. The program can be useful to backup specific keys, or to view the contained information while offline. It can detect available machines on the network or import them by IP address.

HostsXpert (formerly Hoster) is an editor for your HOSTS file that enables you to replace entries, merge HOSTS files, swap 127.0.0.1 entries with 0.0.0.0 and more. The program is mainly intended for hands-on adware, spyware and ad blocking. HostsXpert includes a built-in text editor (memopad) to edit the file contents, an option to download and merge block files (MVPshosts, hpHosts) and a function to backup and restore the original HOSTS file. Standalone program, non install required.

SolarWinds Advanced Subnet Calculator offers forward and reverse DNS resolution, response time, address translation (hexadecimal and binary) as well as address class information. It includes a Classful Subnet Creator that calculates subnets based on subnet mask, mask bits, host bits, number of subnets and hosts per subnet and can generate a range of subnets based on these settings. Also included comes a CIDR Calculator with full support for Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR). The results can be exported and printed.

Bed`s Printer Switcher is a simple utility that enables you to automatically switch the default printer based on current network you are connected to. It runs in the system tray and can automatically exit once the printer has been switched. No documentation.

A Windows and NT Syslog Daemon (Service) that receives, logs, displays and forwards Unix type Syslog messages from hosts such as Routers, Switches, UNIX hosts and PCs. Many custom options. Includes PIX firewall TCP support and LinkSys home firewall SNMP support. Service edition available. The free version provides basic functionality, an optional registered version has additional features.

LanCalculator is a tool to calculate subnet addresses and masks, including broadcast address, net address, net prefix and net mask inversion which is used in the access control lists (ACL) of Cisco network equipment. The program can display the data in binary, hex, and decimal values.

FDBGET allows you to retrieve the forwarding table entries of switches (layer 2 devices) for a specified SNMP community and produces a list of MAC addresses connected to the interface.

FastDNS is a simple editor for the HOSTS file, that allows you to add new domains, so they can be resolved faster without the need for external DNS lookups. You can enter a domain name, and the program will resolve the IP address and add the entry to the HOSTS. You can also verify the list of entires and remove selected items as needed. It can also import Firefox/Netscape bookmarks.

Port Detective is a simple tool, that helps you find out what ports are blocked by your router/firewall or ISP. It comes pre-configured for the most commonly used ports, and you can also add your own ports to the list. The program is intended to check the availability of common ports for the purpose of self-hosting, as many ISPs are blocking these ports to prevent users from running public web servers, mail servers etc. on their home computers.

Emsa Port Blocker allows you to block TCP requests from/to your computer. The program should not be mistaken with a firewall, as it does not actually prevent access to ports, but merely terminates the connection if it matches a specified rule. The program can either block incoming requests, or optionally prevent outgoing requests to specified ports as well. May be useful as a temporary solution, or for testing purposes.

Roadkil`s Detector is a simple port listener, that lets you monitor connections to specific system ports. It displays the IP address of the connecting agent, , the remote machine name (if available) as well as time and date of the connection. The output can optionally saved to a log file. Standalone, no install needed.

Emsa Bandwidth Monitor is a small and simple bandwidth monitor that lets you monitor your internet connection speed, total traffic and average download/upload speed. The program runs in the system tray, supports transparency and also provides additional information for each of your network interfaces.

OEWakeUp is a small and simple tool, that allows you to send a WakeOnLAN packet to remote computer on the network (if supported by NIC). In addition, the program retrieves the MAC address of the machine as well as organization name and address (if available).

Hosts Toggle is a tool for users that make frequent use of the Windows Hosts file. It allows you to easily switch between multiple Hosts settings, or even to `turn off` (rename) the Hosts file temporarily. The small (open source)program runs as an icon in the system tray and allows quick access to edit the Hosts, back it up and to load a different Hosts configuration.

WinSock XP Fix offers a last resort if your Internet connectivity has been corrupted due to invalid or removed registry entries. It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings. If you encounter connection problems after removing network related software, Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail, then give WinSock XP Fix a try. It can create a registry backup of your current settings, so it is fairly safe to use. We actually tested it on a test machine that was having a Winsock problem due to some Adware removal, and after running the utility and rebooting, the connectivity was restored.

Host Administrator is a simple but very useful to tool to edit the Windows HOSTS file. Just run the program and it will automatically detect and display the content of the HOSTS file and allow you to easily edit the entries, remove them or add new ones.

QRoxy is a small and handy tool that allows you to switch between different proxy settings, without using the IE configuration dialogs. The program runs in the system tray and enables you to switch between different proxy settings by simply selecting them from a menu. QRoxy can also be run from the command line.

Speed up your internet connection by caching DNS requests. AnalogX FastCache is a caching DNS server that runs on your local machine and handles any DNS request that your computer makes. Every time you launch a web site, send an email or perform any other internet activity, your computer needs to lookup the domain name from your ISP s DNS server. It only takes a couple hundred milliseconds per request, but these seconds can add-up over time or slow you down if DNS response is slow. FastCache caches the results for a configurable number of days, so you don t have to waste time on repetitive DNS lookups. Additional features include tandem request (query primary and secondary at once), detailed statistics and more. Please note: This is a DNS proxy and requires you to change your network settings to use localhost (or IP of the machine) instead of your normal DNS entries. It requires some basic networking knowledge.

AnalogX TSDropCopy is a simple, yet extremely useful tool for server administrators that access a remote Windows 2000 server via Terminal Services. While Terminal Services is great, it does not offer any file transfer features, and even the optional ResourceKit add-on only provides very basic functionality. TSDropCopy however changes all that and brings Windows drag and drop, as well as convenient "Sendto" option, that allows you to transfer files directly to the remote server from your Windows Explorer menu. Or simply drop the file onto the transfer window, and let TSDropCopy do the rest. The program can also map different drives paths between different servers and clients, making it simple to move files without any hassles. A must-have for Terminal Services users!

Port Mapper is a very simple command-line port mapper (port redirector, that is able to work in the hidden mode. It accepts parameters for local port, remote IP, remote port and logging.

The Advanced IP Address Calculator is a utility that lets you to calculate every aspect of your subnet configuration with just a few mouse clicks. It was designed for network administrators who needs a fast way to determine subnets.

CIP is a HOSTS file manager. that allows you to add frequently visited pages to your HOSTS file to speed up your browsing (a little) by eliminating the need for frequent DNS queries. CIP resides on your taskbar for easy access. It it will find the hosts file in use by your system and open it automatically if it`s there.

AnalogX PortMapper allows you to map and port on your computer to any IP address and port on another machine; not only that, you can limit access based on the incoming IP address! Here is an example: Let`s say you have a web server running on machine2 but no Internet connection for that machine. People could still access the web server (or any other server) on that machine if you run Portmapper on (online) machine1 and direct all incoming requests for port 80 to the IP address of machine2. It`s like Call Forwarding for servers.