Free Windows Networking Tools

If you know of a good free admin utility and want to write a short review please submit it here. You can also just leave a comment on this page if you know of a free tool in this category.

The tools are ordered according to user ratings. To rate a program click on its title and scroll to the end of the review.

  1. SoftPerfect Network Scanner – IP, NetBIOS, WMI and SNMP scanner
  2. Win IP Config – GUI replaces ipconfig, route, and netstat
  3. Zenmap: Windows GUI for nmap
  4. EMCO WakeOnLan – Wake-on-LAN utility for large networks
  5. Wireshark – Powerful network analyzer
  6. Netcat – Swiss army knife for network troubleshooting
  7. Network Monitor – A free network protocol analyzer
  8. Advanced Port Scanner – A port scanner for newbies
  9. HoverIP – GUI for ipconfig, nslookup, routing table, ping, traceroute, port scanning
  10. TCPEye – Live netstat command
  11. FastResolver – Resolve IP addresses, retrieve MAC addresses
  12. Network Infrastructure Change Reporter – Network device discovery and auditing
  13. IPMon – Monitor IP traffic
  14. EMCO MAC Address Scanner
  15. NTop-XTRA – Shows network usage
  16. SolarWinds Real-Time NetFlow Analyzer
  17. TMnetSim Network Simulator – Simulate network latency and packet loss
  18. SuperScan – An easy-to-use udp/tcp port scanner
  19. EMCO Ping Monitor Free
  20. NT Toolkit – 28 useful admin tools
  21. NetLimiter Monitor – displays transfer rates of processes
  22. DHCP Reservation Manager – Easily migrate DHCP reservations
  23. SoftPerfect Network Scanner – network scanning for Windows
  24. FREE Karen’s LAN Monitor – Displays extensive network information
  25. FTPUse – FTP client for the Windows command line
  26. Top Users Expert – Analyze bandwidth consumption with Network Monitor
  27. EkahauHeatMapper – Wireless coverage maps
  28. WhatsUp Gold TFTP Server
  29. eToolz – GUI for ping, traceroute, WHOIS and more
  30. TCPView – displays active TCP and UDP connections
  31. 3D Traceroute – Displays traceroute information in 3D
  32. Simple Search – An extension for Microsoft Network Monitor
  33. NetworkMiner – Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT)
  34. Netsetman – Switch network settings
  35. SolarWinds IP Address Tracker – Manage IP addresses
  36. Free nslookup tool for Windows with GUI – DNSDataView
  37. SolarWinds Advanced Subnet Calculator – IP subnet calculation made easy
  38. NetWorx – Network traffic monitor and network usage reporting
  39. SolarWinds Real-Time Bandwidth Monitor
  40. FREEping – Quick and dirty monitoring
  41. TCP Analyzer – Statistical Analysis of TCP connections in Network Monitor
  42. Total Network Monitor – A sophisticated network monitoring software
  43. WinPing – A portable ping GUI
  44. DHCP Find – Search rogue DHCP servers
  45. Wake-on-LAN Packet Sniffer – Capture Magic Packets
  46. PingInfoView – Another ping monitor GUI tool
  47. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor – Real-time performance and health monitoring
  48. Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector – Search and troubleshoot Wi-Fi connections
  49. Windows Mobile IP Utility – Check IP connections
  50. CurrPorts – Displays detailed info about open TCP/IP ports
  51. AdapterWatch – Comprehensive info about network adapters
  52. IPNetInfo – Get all information about an IP address
  53. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer – Network traffic analysis tool
  54. NetSpeedMonitor – Monitor network speed and data transfer
  55. Network Activity Indicator – Displays network activity in the systray
  56. SolarWinds Wake-on-LAN tool
  57. Karen’s ‘Net Monitor – Website, mail, and ping monitoring
  58. CentralOps.net NsLookup – Online nslookup tool
  59. CommTest – Test network speed

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3 Comments - Leave a Reply

  1. Bopup Scanner is a free tool too, that’s a LAN scanner which shows NetBIOS names, IP and MAC addresses, detects HTTP servers.
    http://www.bopup.com/products/scanner/

  2. Thanks! I will have a look at Bopup Scanner.

  3. jim says:

    I created my USB boot disk, along with autostart PStart, but I need to be able to start networking features on multiple type of systems / nics? any ideas?

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