inSSIDer is an award-winning free Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows Vista and Windows XP , which shows all available wireless networks along with their SSID, speed, channel and security settings(password protected or not.
It help to
- Inspect your WLAN and surrounding networks to troubleshoot competing access points
- Track the strength of received signal in dBm over time
- Filter access points in an easy-to-use format
- Highlight access points for areas with high Wi-Fi concentration
- Export Wi-Fi and GPS data to a KML file to view in Google Earth.
With inSSIDer you can configure, optimize and troubleshoot various problems in wireless networks.This tool helps you to find out which channels most commonly used by wireless networks in your area and change the channel of your wireless network to improve the signal quality and performance of your network. You can also discover the most suitable place to put your wireless router and also to find the places where the signal of your wireless network is strong.
Download | requires .NET Framework | 2.24MB |OpenSource |HomePage
The Network Information Center is a free utility through which you can get information about the network that is connected to your computer and connect to the internet.
Features
- External IP Address: The IP address of your Internet
- Internal IP Address: Internal IP address ( the network)
- Default Gateway: The IP address of Router you are connected
- Physical Address(MAC): The unique physical address (MAC) network card
- Network Interface Card: Information about the network card
You can use PING to check whether remote computer is connected to the internet .If you connect through Wi-Fi and you are connected to a network, but you can not get internet access you can configure the Network Information Center in order to automatically each Refresh this time and notify you automatically when you connect to the internet. This way you save time since then trying to connect manually and the Network Information Center can do this job automatically .
Download : Network Information Center | 212 KB| Freeware |http://www.vag-lab.com/
NetWorx is a free powerful tool that helps you to evaluate your bandwidth situation. With this you can measure the speed of your Internet or any other network connection.You can also use it to collect bandwidth usage data .It identify possible sources of network problems, ensure that you do not exceed the bandwidth limits specified by your ISP, or track down suspicious network activity characteristic of Trojan horses and hacker attacks.
NetWorx monitor all your network connections or a specific network connection (such as Ethernet or PPP) only. The software also features a system of highly customizable visual and sound alerts. When the network connection is down it alert you.It also give alert when your system have some malware infection and there may be some suspicious activity, such as unusually heavy data flow, occurs. It can also automatically disconnect all dialup connections and shut down the system.
The incoming and outgoing traffic is represented on a line chart and logged to a file, so that you can always view statistics about your daily, weekly and monthly bandwidth usage and dialup duration. The reports can be exported to a variety of formats, such as HTML, MS Word and Excel, for further analysis
Key Features
- Clear graphic and/or numeric display.
- Usage reports with export to a variety of file formats, including Excel, MS Word and HTML.
- Permits close supervision of uploads and downloads.
- Works with dial-up, ISDN, cable modems, ADSL, Ethernet cards, and more.
- Includes network information & testing tools with advanced netstat that displays applications using your Internet connection.
- Scalable to your own modem download capabilities.
- Option to notify user or disconnect from the Internet automatically when network activity exceeds a certain level.
- Speed meter to accurately time downloads and report the average transfer rates.
- Dial-up session journal with detailed information about every session.
- Absolutely free and does not contain any adware/spyware/malware
Download:NetWorx | OS:Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7| 1.64MB
Changing from one network to another can be quite a pain especially when you need to remember a list of network settings. But wouldn’t that require you to manually change the settings every time you move from one place to another? That shouldn’t be a problem with NetSetMan installed. You only need to manually enter each set of IP addresses once and
With this network settings manager you can easily switch between 6 different, visually structured profiles.It has a powerful, easy-to-use interface to manage all your network settings at a glance
Key Features of "NetSetMan":
· IP Adress settings
· Subnet Mask settings
· Default Gateway settings
· Preferred as well as Alternate DNS Server settings
· Computer Name + Workgroup settings
Network-connection problems are extremely annoying. A step-by-step approach needed to solve this . Before repairing Registry for the many times or throwing your router into the trash,go through this network-troubleshooting checklist:
- Disable your software firewall temporarily. It may sounds crazy, but mostly the firewall may blocking your network connection.Many third-party antivirus programs, such as Trend Micro's PCCillin or Norton AntiVirus, include built-in firewalls. You may not realize that you installed the firewall component when you installed the antivirus software, and now that firewall is getting in the way of connectivity on your home network. Even if the firewall has worked flawlessly for months, a small configuration change or automatic update could have caused a problem. At least twice this year,Windows XP users Software's ZoneAlarm personal firewall have lost its internet connectivity due to a Windows update. It's true that patches can introduce problems with firewalls, but subsequent fixes may solve this.
- Pinging:-The ping command is the basic tool for testing TCP/IP connectivity. It sends a special packet (called ICMP Echo) to a particular IP address and looks for a reply. If everything is working right, the reply comes back. If not, the ping times out in a few seconds. By default, the ping command repeats the process four times. When ping fails, you’ll see one of these error messages:Request timed out|Unknown host <name> or Ping request could not find host <name>|Destination host unreachable.To fix a corrupted TCP/IP Installation on Windows XP, follow the steps in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article
- Check your physical connection. Ensure the router, modem, and other network devices are properly plugged in and powered on. Are the network cables between PC and router still connected firmly?
- Renew your connection. To reconnect quickly, click Start, Run in XP (or press the Windows key in Vista), type ipconfig /renew, and press Enter.
- Do your firmware and drivers updation promptly. Routers and network adapters makers may be caught unawares by patches to operating systems .But the vendors often issue firmware or driver updates that fix the problems. Check the support pages of your router and adapter manufacturers' sites for updates.
- Sometimes we unknowingly change the configuration settings of our routers and network connections. You may not remember that you turned on your router's MAC filtering, but doing so could have blocked all of your devices from connecting, just the same. So return to default settings may helps.
- Please remember, it's always best to change settings one at a time and observe the results of the change before making any other alterations to your system. If you don't see an obvious way to return your hardware and software to their default settings, you may have to uninstall and reinstall the device or program to regain its original settings
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Spiceworks IT Desktop has long been one my favorite free network management tools. It runs on a manager's PC and monitors the health and software and hardware inventory up to 250 devices connected to the network.
Its strength has always been its high degree of configurability and the latest version 3 adds to that strength while at the same time adding new features and an improved user interface that allows a manager to "view network devices, applications and services more quickly." Also new is a software-as-a-service inventory management feature.
- Software inventory, network inventory, PC inventory. Inventory every IT thing you manage.
- Network monitoring, Exchange monitoring, license monitoring and more. Stay alert!
- Asset reporting, inventory reporting... share a report. Report to your heart's content!
- Helpdesk & IT Portal. Let 'em submit a ticket! Now you can track every IT task and project.
System Requirements
Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows Vista (with special settings), Windows 2003 Server (latest service packs recommended) 700 MHz Pentium class processor512 MB RAM 12.6MB
Advancement of USB technology now enables us to store gigabytes of data on a USB stick that easily can be concealed in the palm of your hand.Anyone can steal all confidential data or even worse introduce infected data on your network via unauthorised use of USB devices, such as mobile phones, digital cameras and digital audio players .
Flash drives are a particular threat because they are small and easily carried into office, plugged into a computer and used to copy confidential data without detection, thus rendering established data security measures vulnerable.And their capacity also increasing day to day.
USB CopyNotify! is a software utility that notifies you when a USB Stick is being used on any of the PCs on the network. As soon as a USB Stick is inserted into any of the PCs, this security utility alerts you automatically of the action hence preventing the unauthorized usage of USB Sticks/Drives on your network.
The pop-up balloon contains details such as the computer name into which the USB device was inserted, its IP address, the USB device description plus operational details. You can then directly block the USB port or specify an action such as running an executable file on activation of a particular alert. The software also monitors data copy operations on USB drives and generates a log entry of any files that are copied.
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Iris® Network Traffic Analyzer
The Iris Network Traffic Analyzer vulnerability forensics software provides network traffic analysis and integrated forensics reporting. Iris enables security best practices through unique protocol analysis and proven packet sniffer technology providing for a complete network forensics solution.
Features
Continuous Traffic Capture
The Iris Traffic Capture EngineTM (TCE) runs in the background gathering forensic information, ensuring all targeted traffic is captured, regardless of system or user session.
Complete Packet Reconstruction
Reconstruct files and web-browsing sessions back into their original format on the local network, capturing a clear and concise image of the integrity of the network and associated traffic.
Packet Sniffing and Spoofing
Spoof packets, test firewall configurations, test system load-bearing capabilities, and capture evidence of network intrusions - collecting complete logs of your tests and all real-time malicious activity.
Email and Instant Messenger Monitoring
Monitor non-encrypted web-based email and instant message traffic, complementing your normal email & messaging control, audit, and monitoring procedures
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Sniffer For MSN Yahoo & AIM
Yahoo Messenger Monitor Sniffer is handy network utility software designed to capture and observe Yahoo Messenger conversations on all computers in a network. It is able to record conversations automatically in real time. And export all intercepted messages to HTML files for later processing and analyzing. It is very easy to make it to work, and it will monitor all conversations in your Local Area network without the use of client software installed on the remote computer.
MSN Messenger Monitor Sniffer 3.5
MSN Messenger Monitor Sniffer is network utility software designed to monitor, record and capture MSN Messenger conversations on all computers in a network. It is able to record all conversations automatically and export all intercepted messages to HTML files for later processing and analyzing. It is very easy to make it to work, and it will monitor all conversations in your local area network without the use of client software installed on the remote computer.
AIM Monitor Sniffer 3.2
AIM Monitor Sniffer is network utility software designed to monitor, record and capture AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) chat conversations on all computers in a network. It is able to record all conversations automatically and export all intercepted messages to HTML files for later processing and analyzing. It is very easy to make it to work, and it will monitor all conversations in your local area network without the use of client software installed on the remote compute.
Net Spy Pro is network spy software designed for network administrators to monitor and administrate their network from their own workstation. Along with enhanced remote surveillance features, it also includes remote control and administration tools. Features unique pricing perfect for any school or business environment.
