Broadband utilities

 

 

Ativa Net Meter monitors Net usage and displays a real-time graph indicating the performance of your network connection. It collects information from many sources including: dialup, DSL, LAN, cable and ISDN connections.


Licence: Shareware.
Online:
http://www.softsol.cx
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP.
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This program is what the BigPond usage meter should have been. Bigpond Watcher 3.0 sits in your application tray, and whenever you want to see your usage, just right click it, and click display usage, and up pops your usage instantly. It even gives you the option to disconnect you if you're reaching a dangerously high level of usage (2995 megs).


Licence: Freeware.
Online:
http://www.wpool.com/bpwatcher/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000.
Requires: Telstra broadband connection.

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BPusage is a small program for Telstra BigPond Cable and ADSL users to automatically monitor their data usage. BPusage sits in your system tray periodically connecting to the BigPond usage meter site to retrieve the relevant information. All of the information retrieved is available at the click of a mouse by double-clicking on the BPusage system tray icon. BPusage also features an advanced rule editor allowing you to create custom rules to perform actions such as automatically disconnecting, displaying a visual alert or playing a sound when your usage exceeds a user specified value.


Licence: Freeware.
Online:
http://mian.thirty4.com/bpusage/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000.
Requires: Telstra broadband connection.

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DU Meter is a tool that will enable you to use your Internet connection more efficiently. DU Meter lets you see how much of your full bandwidth potential is actually utilised at any given point in time, either by displaying a real time graph, numerical display, or both. The program works with dialup, 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.


Licence: Shareware.
Online:
http://www.hageltech.com/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP.
Requires: 64MB RAM.

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Internet Usage Monitor (talking version) keeps track of the time spent on the Internet and calculates the cost according to the local telephone charges as specified by the user. It sits in the system tray and automatically becomes active when you log on to your ISP. It calculates the total time as well as the time spent each month and generates the outputs in the form of attractive graphs and charts. The graph shows the time and cost spent on monthly basis and also compares the current average and total time spent as well as monthly breakup of the cost and time. Internet Usage Monitor also has a reminder facility which can remind you of closing the connection after a given period of time you specify.


Licence: Shareware.
Online:
http://www.gauravcreations.cjb.net/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP.
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IPNetMonitor 2.5 provides a set of 12 commonly used Internet tools which allow Macintosh users to monitor and debug their connections to the Internet. The tools are designed to help users quickly identify problems, locate where the problem is, and gather data which can be used to solve the problem, either directly or through their Internet Service Provider.


Licence: Trial version.
Online:
http://www.sustworks.com/
Operating system: Mac OS.
Requires: PowerPC, System 7.5.3, Open Transport 1.1.1.

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Based on PNetMonitor Classic, IPNetMonitorX has been re-written using Cocoa and BSD networking to bring these functions to Mac OS X. The tools included are: Lookup, Ping, Trace Route, Name Server Query, Who Is, Finger, Subnet Calculator, DHCP Lease, TCP Dump, Address Scan, Port Scan, Link Rate, Connection List and TCP Info.


Licence: Trial version.
Online:
http://www.sustworks.com/
Operating system: Mac OS X.
Requires: MacOS X 10.1 or later, BSD subsystem.

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Modem Booster works with all dial-up Networking ISPs and optimises your Internet connection settings to increase your modem speed. It performs a thorough check up of your modem settings and tunes it up by matching your ISPs settings to your connection settings to increase your Web browsing and download speed. Also significantly speeds up surfing on AOL, Compuserve 2000, MSN, NetZero, Juno, EarthLink, Prodigy and AT&T WorldNet.


Licence: Trial.
Online:
http://www.inklineglobal.com/products/mb/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000.
Requires: 16MB RAM.

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Network LED creates a small indicator or usage meter icon in the tray notification area that represents the traffic on any network interface (dialup modem, ISDN, cable modem, DSL modem, Ethernet card).


Licence: Shareware.
Online:
http://www.idyle.com/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000.
Requires: 8MB RAM.

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PPPshar Pro is a proxy server that enables you to share a single Internet connection of any type (dial-up TCP/IP, ISDN, ADSL, cable modem, or Ethernet connection) among several computers in a network. All the Internet facilities, such as email, Web, FTP, Telnet, IRC, Real Audio/Video, ICQ, SOCKS 4 & 5, are preconfigured to get started immediately. Home/SOHO networks, SMEs, educational institutions, and others can connect by LAN to the Internet securely and cost-effectively.


Licence: Shareware.
Online:
http://www.pppinfotech.com/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT.
Requires: 16MB RAM.

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TrafMeter is an advanced networking utility designed to represent graphically and account your organisation Internet usage through any proxy server or any IP activity in your LAN. It counts traffic in your LAN and shows it as coloured lines in real-time. So you can always "see" which user is using the Internet connection most of all. The program features graphical representation of current bandwidth usage (or network speed) in real-time, IP traffic accounting by any protocol, by any host or port, daily and monthly reports of network usage and traffic logging.


Licence: Shareware.
Online:
http://www.lastbit.com/trafmeter/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP.
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WinGate is Internet sharing/proxy server software allowing a network to share a single Internet account simultaneously. Scaling from sharing for home networks to complex corporate Intranets, WinGate is a cost-effective, Windows-based solution. This program includes a proxy server, firewall, NAT, DHCP and DNS services, and requires no new hardware, telephone lines, or multiple ISP accounts. It also supports any Internet connection type.


Licence: Trial version.
Online:
http://www.deerfield.com/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me.
Requires: TCP/IP.

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WinProxy is a proxy server that simultaneously connects all your computers to the Internet through a single connection from your existing service provider. WinProxy ensures network security with a stealth firewall and protects your network from viruses before they hit your systems with server-side virus protection. Key features include site filtering, inbound and outbound virus scanning, the ability to restrict Internet access privileges by user or user group, creation of rules-based alerts for virus events or site usage infractions, and support for the Microsoft VPN client.


Licence: 30-day trial.
Online:
http://www.ositis.com/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP.
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Windows