Magic NetTrace is an easy-to-use versatile program for tracking the route between the network hosts and obtaining information about them.
Magic NetTrace Main Features
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- Unlike most other utilities, Magic NetTrace uses multithreading to track all routes between hosts at the same time. So it wastes no time waiting for a host reply before sending a request to another host.
- Easy network and domain WHOIS lookup for all hosts passed by your packets.
- Ability to perform WHOIS query via web interface if the registrar who supports the particular domain hasn't a WHOIS server.
- Finding the host's geographic coordinates (altitude and longitude) using a DNS loc request.
- Tight integration with Internet Explorer 5.0 and above. Pressing the Magic NetTrace button in the Internet Explorer toolbar starts the program and runs a traceroute to the current address (the one displayed in the Internet Explorer address bar).
- Ability to resolve the IP address of an ICQ contact and track this person's real-world location.
- Printing the lookup results, copying them to the clipboard or saving as a file.
- Multilingual interface.
Program Description
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Magic NetTrace combines ping, WHOIS and traceroute functions into one friendly easy-to-use utility. The program can track the route your packets follow on the way to any existing IP address or web host and perform WHOIS lookup for all hosts your packets come through. Magic NetTrace performs the WHOIS lookup in the Internet IP registry. If a domain name associated with a particular IP address exists, Magic NetTrace will also lookup this domain name in the various domain registries. The data supplied enables you to identify the geographic location of a web host or an IP address, the number of hosts passed on the way to the destination, and the remote host response time. Magic NetTrace can also retrieve IP addresses of ICQ contacts and identify geographic locations of your ICQ buddies. When you install the program, it adds a quick start button to the Internet Explorer toolbar, letting you trace the route to any page currently open in the browser window. Unlike many other programs, Magic NetTrace uses multithreading to perform traceroute and WHOIS queries, which provides a dramatic performance increase. You can save all traceroute results to a file, copy them to the clipboard or print.
Registration and Licensing
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License type: Shareware, 20-day trial.
The unregistered version displays a nag-screen and performs the WHOIS lookup for the .com domains only.
Distribution limitations: You may freely distribute ONLY THE TRIAL VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM.
History
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October 20, 2002 Version 1.04
- Fixed several minor bugs related to WHOIS lookup. Added the WHOIS lookup support for Spanish (.es), Argentinean (.ar) and Brazilian (.br) domains.
October 01, 2002 Version 1.03
- Fixed the bug related to launching the program using the IE toolbar button.
- Added local WHOIS caching for storing previous requests.
- Interface improvements.
August 29, 2002 Version 1.02
- Fixed a number of minor bugs.
August 19, 2002 Version 1.01 - First public release.
Installation:
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Run mNTr.exe and follow the on-screen instructions.
System Requirements:
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Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
For browser integration Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is required.
Windows 95 users may need to download Winsock 2.0 at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp?
