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| Alive | |||||
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| Description: | Alive pings a specified host and returns an "errorlevel" message indicating success or the reason for failure. Optional parameters can be set for the number of repeats and duration before timeout (defaults are set at five repeats and timeout after four seconds). The program will terminate with an "errorlevel 0" message when it senses a successful ping, regardless of the repeat value. | ||||
| Licence: | Freeware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
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http://wettberg.home.texas.net/alive.htm | ||||
| Attacker 2.1 | |||||
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| Description: | A TCP/UDP port listener that notifies you when a connection or data arrives at the port(s). The program, which can be minimised to the system tray, will sound an alarm if someone attempts to probe your computer via the Internet. | ||||
| Licence: | Freeware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://members.home.com/rkeir/software.html | ||||
| CyberCop Monitor 2.0 | |||||
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| Description: | A hybrid intrusion detection system that provides real-time packet analysis and system misuse detection. CyberCop Monitor detects, provides alerts and responds to intruders. | ||||
| Licence: | Demo | ||||
| Requirements: | Pentium 266, 128M RAM, Internet Explorer 4.0 | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
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http://www.pgp.com/asp_set/products/tns/ccmonitor_intro.asp | ||||
| CyberCop Scanner 5.5 | |||||
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| Description: | CyberCop Scanner examines computer systems and network devices for security vulnerabilities in enterprise network environments. The program detects weaknesses that could be used by hackers as a doorway to sensitive data. An auditing tools allows users to scan and evaluate multiple security scenarios. Administrators can test NT and UNIX workstations, servers, hubs and switches, and use the tracer packet firewall test to provide perimeter audits of firewalls and routers. CyberCop Scanner uses AutoUpdate technology to keep the engine, resolution and vulnerability database current. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
| Requirements: | Pentium 100, 64M RAM, 48M of free disk space | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
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http://www.nai.com/asp_set/products/tns/ccscanner_intro.asp | ||||
| CyberKit 2.5 | |||||
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| Description: | A 32-bit network utility combining Ping, TraceRoute, WhoIs, Finger, Quote of the Day, Name Server Lookup, Time Synchroniser, NetScanner, DBScanner, Check for New Mail and Keep Alive in one utility. | ||||
| Licence: | Freeware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
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http://www.cyberkit.net | ||||
| ipPulse 1.20 | |||||
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| Description: | Monitor the up/down status of IP connected devices (nodes) on any IP connected network with this remote status monitoring tool. ipPulse uses a variety of methods, including Ping, TCP connects and SNMP to poll and check the network connectivity of a list of user-defined nodes, alerting you to failures via audible messages, email and pager notification. You can also control ipPulse remotely by logging into remote control using any Telnet application. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.ippulse.com/ippulsemain.html | ||||
| NeoTrace 2.12a | |||||
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| Description: | A high-speed graphical traceroute with integrated WhoIs and Ping. As well as being a great tool for spam hunters, NeoTrace can be used for detecting network problems or finding Net information. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
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http://www.neoworx.com/ | ||||
| Net.Medic 1.2.2 | |||||
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| Description: | Use this browser companion to isolate, diagnose and fix Internet or intranet performance problems. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.vitalsigns.com/ | ||||
| NetScanTools 4.02 | |||||
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| Description: | A collection of utilities that have their roots in the UNIX operating system. Many of NetScanTools functions, such as Ping, TraceRoute, and NSLOOKUP, are familiar to network professionals. In NetScanTools, functions are grouped in a tabbed dialog interface. Version 4 allows you to change the ordering and visibility of tabs. As with previous versions, you can export your information to other programs using the clipboard, save it to disk or simply print a text report. NetScanTools network client utilities list includes Name Server Lookup (NSLOOKUP), Zone Transfer domain listing, Ping, TraceRoute, WhoIs with automatic server selection, Port Scanner, Network Ping Sweep Scanner (NetScanner), Time Synchroniser, Finger, Ident Server, NetBIOS Info and local shares, Daytime, Quote, Chargen, Echo, Winsock Info, Services and Protocols database checks, Telnet-like Terminal, Hosts file Management and "What's New At NWPSW", a simple URL grabber. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
| Requirements: | Pentium processor, TCP/IP network connection. Windows 95 users require the Winsock 2 upgrade to use NetScanTools 4. The NetScanTools Web site has a hyperlink to the upgrade. | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.nwpsw.com/nstmain.html | ||||
| PCS DNS Utility Suite 3.6 | |||||
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| Description: | A collection of network diagnostic tools to help you find the IP address or hostname of a certain machine, scan a whole series of machines to find their IP addresses and hostnames or ping a remote machine to determine response time. You can traceroute to a machine to see where the connection passes through and how long each "hop" takes, or finger to see who is logged on at a particular machine and scan remote machine ports to determine what services the machine provides. The suite also displays your own computer's winsock and network information, such as local hostname, local IP address, adapters installed, MAC addresses, Winsock Stack version and location. The output from all tools can be saved to a text file for printing, diagnosis or for future reference. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware (15-day trial) | ||||
| Requirements: | VB6 Runtime Files | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.patrickservices.com/software/pcsdns.html | ||||
| PingStar 2.0 | |||||
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| Description: | Allows you to see who is logged on the Internet by pinging their IP address. PingStar uses the same technology as ICQ. Enter a start and stop IP number and you can ping a range of addresses at the click of a button. You can also copy pinged addresses to the clipboard, print the addresses or store them in a log file. Use PingStar to create a list of IP numbers to let you know who is currently online. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware (45-day trial) | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://ic.net/~kusluski | ||||
| Ser_Ip 2.0 | |||||
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| Description: | With Ser_Ip you can create a TCP/IP network across connected serial ports. Ser_Ip is a client-server application that allows you to use your ASCII-based serial port communications equipment for TCP/IP data transfer. A null modem is required. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
| Requirements: | VB5 Runtime Files, null modem | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/i/n/t/intbobqcenfrancais/sld001.htm | ||||
| SwitchIP Pro 2.0 | |||||
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| Description: | Allows you to manage your multiple TCP/IP adapters and their various configurations. The supported network settings include static IP addresses, gateway, DNS, WINS, identification, default printer, logon validation and network logon options. You can also capture your current network settings and access your hosts and services configuration files. SwitchIP Pro also includes automatic backup of the Registry upon installation, as well as recovery capability. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware (you can run the program up to 30 times) | ||||
| Requirements: | VB5 Runtime Files | ||||
| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.switchip.com | ||||
| VisualRoute 4.2a | |||||
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| Description: | VisualRoute is an integrated Ping, WhoIs, and TraceRoute program that analyses connectivity problems, displaying the results on a world map. VisualRoute provides analysis of the Internet from where you are to where you want to go. It can helps you perform round-trip and remote trace routes (via LSRR), determine if a connectivity problem is due to your ISP, the Internet, or the host you are connecting to and fight spam email by using contact information provided by popup network and domain whois information. VisualRoute can also identify the Web software that a server is running, identify hosts that have the ICMP TTL bug and detect routing loops. | ||||
| Licence: | Shareware | ||||
| Requirements: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. Windows 95, 98 and NT4 users require either Microsoft's Java VM build 5.00.3167 (may be installed with Internet Explorer 5.0) or Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.1 | ||||
| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.visualroute.com | ||||
| Whois 1.05 | |||||
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| Description: | If you have any trouble with an Internet domain, Whois indicates if the domain actually exists, the people or organisation behind it and often their alternative contact details. It's useful for more advanced spam tracking but it's handy in its own right. | ||||
| Licence: | Freeware | ||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive, then unzip the file. | ||||
| Links online: |
http://www.cix.co.uk/~net-services/spam/whois.htm | ||||
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