Network Information

Total Network Inventory is an agent-free PC Audit and Network Inventory program for office environments and large scale enterprise networks. It remotely scans all (or just selected) PCs on the network and generates a detailed report that includes complete information about OS, service packs, hotfixes, hardware, software, running processes and other system details. The gathered information is added to a central database that allows administrators to generate custom reports in an easy to read and understand format. Other features include scanning via IP range, agent-free operation (does not require software to be installed on remote machines), scan wizard and more.

Product Key Explorer enables network administrators to scan network computers and retrieve the product keys for a variety of Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Office and more than 500 other other software products. You can copy or print the license keys for backup purposes, recover forgotten CD keys and track the number of software licenses installed on your network.

MegaPing brings the convenience of Windows to the use of host monitor, finger, name lookup, network time synchronizer, ping, traceroute, and whois utilities. It also includes a comprehensive Security Scanner, Port scanner (TCP and UDP ports), IP scanner, NetBIOS scanner and a Share Scanner. The program provides an overview of important system information, from IP routing information to per protocol statistics. It also provides information about the processes running on your computer, including summary and detailed information on threads, memory usage, loaded modules, and a number of other parameters. Megaping supports monitoring of multiple remote computers simultaneously as well as processing any number of ping, traceroute, general DNS, DNS AFXR (Transfer zone of authority), finger, and whois requests simultaneously. The built in port scanner can rapidly scan multiple or individual machines for open TCP ports and provides real-time information about open ports and connections with detailed description. Additional features include real-time protocol statistics, detailed interface information, real-time IP routing information, TCP protocol information and statistics and more.

PC Inventory Advisor enables network administrators to scan and inventory Windows computers on the network. It supports complete software and hardware audits along with OS information, installed hotfixes, environment variables, user accounts and more. The program can alert you automatically when certain conditions are encountered, as for example computers on the network that are low on disk space, low on printer toner, or that do not have adequate anti-virus protection installed. PC Inventory Advisor provides an easy-to-read, categorized report for each machine and keeps track of previous scans for comparison. Other features include custom reports, export to HTML/CSV/XML and printing.

DU Meter enables you to use your Internet connection more efficiently. It lets you see how much of your full bandwidth potential is actually utilized at any given point in time, either by displaying a real-time graph, numerical display, or both. The program works with Dial-Up, ISDN, Cable Modem, and Ethernet cards and allows you to select a specific network interface. Additional features include logging, export, an option to remove the DU Meter window caption, as well as a stopwatch which accurately times your downloads and reports the average transfer rates. DU Meter also comes with an option to notify user or disconnect from the Internet automatically when network activity drops below a certain level.

GEO Spider enables you to automatically trace all network activity on a world map display. It automatically monitors all network applications including browsers, FTP and email and resolves the IP address to the geographical location down to the city level, which is then marked on a world map display. GEO Spider also integrates additional network utilities including traceroute, WHOIS and ping that can be invoked from any of the captured Ip addresses. The program can be used in automatic mode, capturing all network activity in the background, or on a as-needed n basis for manual lookups. You can also set the world map as interactive desktop wallpaper. Other features include integrated screen capture, ping alerts and more.

Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer s network connections. It s a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful network tools for everyday use. The program includes a NetStat utility that shows your computer s network connections and open ports and maps them to the owning application. It also features fast NetBIOS and TCP port scanners, a NetBIOS Auditing Tool for checking LAN security, and a monitor of external connections to your computer s shared resources, as well as a process monitor that displays information about all the programs and services running on your computer. Other useful tools are included, such as Ping, TraceRoute, and NSLookup. Additional features include report generation in HTML, text, and comma delimited formats and a customizable interface. The program is an easy-to-use and powerful replacement for such Windows utilities as nbtstat, netstat, and NetWatcher.

AlertPing allows you to ping a number of hosts and display their current status (online/offline). The program can operate on a timer, e.g. ping a server every 5 minutes and also send an alert via LAN, run a program or or send an email if a server is down/up. In addition, you can setup a sound notification or have the program pop-up a message box. AlertPing can run in the system tray and will indicate problems by a color changing icon. Small and easy to use.

IPJudo is a TCP/IP diagnostics toolkit that includes a variety of network tools to help you analyze connection problems and gather information from your local network or the Internet. It includes a graphical traceroute that displays node locations on a world map as well as a speed test that downloads files from various (public) locations and analyzes your Internet connection quality. IPJudo can also display details for all machines that are connected to your LAN and provides you with a complete overview of your network configuration (IP Config) and NetStat information. Other features include advanced DNS lookup, ping statistics and more.

SmartWhois - a handy utility for obtaining information about any IP address or hostname in the world. Unlike standard whois utilities, SmartWhois automatically delivers information associated with an IP address no matter where it is registered geographically. In just a few seconds you get all you want to know about a user: domain, network name, country, state or province, city. Even if the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won t fail. Supports Socks5 proxy connections. The program has a pleasant and easy to read interface, making it refreshingly different from other clients.

CountryWhois enables you to identify the geographic location of an IP address or URL. It can be used for many purposes where you need to determine the country of origin for an IP address, and is particularly useful to analyze server log files and generate geographical statistics. Due to the built-in IP database you can process even large server logs in a matter of seconds and without the need for time consuming DNS lookups. CountryWhois can also convert URLs and domain names to their IP address and country of origin, and displays the results along with the associate country flag and links to additional online resources.

Atelier Web Remote Commander (AWRC) is a remote control software that allows you to access a PC. What makes AWRC different is that it does not require that you install any kind of software on the remote machine. In order to make this work, the remote computer must be NT based and you must have log-in credentials for an administrator account. The program provides a large variety of administrative functions and system information for the remote machine, including hardware information, running processes, services, physical memory and more. You can operate the remote desktop with your mouse, just as if you were sitting in front of it. Additional features include chat, access control, remote shutdown and more.

With AY Spy you can look up domain names, e-mail addresses, and IP numbers in the Internet databases using DNS, Whois, RWhois, SMTP, Finger, ICMP queries. AY Spy is very easy to use and does not require any knowledge of Internet protocols or Internet databases. Based on your query, AY Spy decides what protocols to use and what servers to query. Easy point-and-click interface lets you get more details on your queries. Recommended for both novices and experienced Internet users.

LANguard allows you to not only scan your network, but do it from a Hackers perspective. It will identify all machines on your network, their Netbios info, open ports, shares and much more. LANguard Network Scanner can also display installed hotfixes and scan for known security issues - providing you with a web link to more information if any are found. It includes a large database of common vulnerabilities, including CGI, FTP, registry exploits and more.

AdmWin is an advanced toolkit for Windows, Linux and Novell network Administrators, that provides you with a variety of essential administration tools. Among other, it allows to batch manage user accounts, AD-properties, terminal server accounts, passwords, directories, Exchange mailboxes, quotas, IIS web-shares and more. You can collect system information and event log records from all XP/2000/NT machines in the network, including reports on installed software, desktop content, currently open files and much more. In addition, you can manage remote machines via command prompt, move accounts between Windows, Linux and Novell directory servers, access the service manager and process manager as well as shut them down, send messages and more. The program includes detailed help and several tutorials.

CommTraffic is a network utility for collecting, processing, and displaying traffic and network utilization statistics for network connections, including LAN and dial-up. It shows traffic and network utilization statistics for each computer in the segment. The software provides a customizable interface, with an optional tray icon menu that displays general network statistics. You can also generate reports that reflect the network traffic volume and Internet connection expenses (if any). CommTraffic supports virtually any rate plan your ISP might use, such as the one based on connection time, traffic volume, time of the day, and other measures. You can set alarms, that will inform you when certain criteria (e.g. amount of traffic, expenses) are reached. A configuration wizard will guide you through the setup and automatically detect your network or connection settings.

HiPing is a simple ping tool that sends out a packet and expects a specified host(s) to respond back in a specified time frame. You can add hosts manually or import them from a text file. HiPing can play a sound if a server down (or up), but that`s about all it offers.

Advanced Administrative Tools is a multithreaded network and system diagnostic tool, that is designed to gather detailed information and availability status for your network and local computer. It combines 12 utilities, including Port Scanner, Proxy Analyzer, RBL Locator, CGI Analyzer, Email Verifier, Links Analyzer, Network Monitor, Process Monitor, Whois, System Info, Resource Viewer and also a Registry Cleaner.

Remote System Information enables you to audit your network computers for critical hardware and software information, including patches, installed software, Windows version, CPU, hard drive, memory and more. It does not require to install any client applications on the remote machines (admin privileges required), and produces clear and easy to read reports with the results. If Remote Desktop access is enabled on the machines, you can also access it from the scan interface. In addition to generic scan items, you can also configure custom scans, that allow you to search for specific applications and versions, registry values, hotfix numbers or files that should exist on the remote computers. The program includes a license for unlimited nodes, allowing you to scan a few, hundreds or even thousands of machines without additional licensing costs.

GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. performs event log based intrusion detection and network-wide event log management. It archives & analyses the event logs of all network machines and alerts you in real time to security issues, attacks and other critical events. GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. s intelligent analysis means you do not need to be an Event Guru to be able to: Monitor users attempting to access secured shares and confidential files; Monitor critical servers and create alerts for specific events and conditions occurring on your network; Back up and clear event logs automatically on remote machines; Detect attacks using local user accounts; and much more!

Active Network Monitor is a tool for the day-to-day monitoring of computers in the network. It allows Systems Administrators to gather information from all machines in the network without installing server-side applications on these computers and allows you to view, store and compare the received data. You can select from a variety of items to be scanned, including installed applications, hotfixes, hardware resources, OS information, computer information and more. The results are very in depth, however they are displayed in individual windows for each scan and can be very hard to manage if you included many items.