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.
- SoftPerfect Network Scanner – IP, NetBIOS, WMI and SNMP scanner
- Win IP Config – GUI replaces ipconfig, route, and netstat
- Zenmap: Windows GUI for nmap
- EMCO WakeOnLan – Wake-on-LAN utility for large networks
- Wireshark – Powerful network analyzer
- Netcat – Swiss army knife for network troubleshooting
- Network Monitor – A free network protocol analyzer
- Advanced Port Scanner – A port scanner for newbies
- HoverIP – GUI for ipconfig, nslookup, routing table, ping, traceroute, port scanning
- TCPEye – Live netstat command
- FastResolver – Resolve IP addresses, retrieve MAC addresses
- Network Infrastructure Change Reporter – Network device discovery and auditing
- IPMon – Monitor IP traffic
- EMCO MAC Address Scanner
- NTop-XTRA – Shows network usage
- SolarWinds Real-Time NetFlow Analyzer
- TMnetSim Network Simulator – Simulate network latency and packet loss
- SuperScan – An easy-to-use udp/tcp port scanner
- EMCO Ping Monitor Free
- NT Toolkit – 28 useful admin tools
- NetLimiter Monitor – displays transfer rates of processes
- DHCP Reservation Manager – Easily migrate DHCP reservations
- SoftPerfect Network Scanner – network scanning for Windows
- FREE Karen’s LAN Monitor – Displays extensive network information
- FTPUse – FTP client for the Windows command line
- Top Users Expert – Analyze bandwidth consumption with Network Monitor
- EkahauHeatMapper – Wireless coverage maps
- WhatsUp Gold TFTP Server
- eToolz – GUI for ping, traceroute, WHOIS and more
- TCPView – displays active TCP and UDP connections
- 3D Traceroute – Displays traceroute information in 3D
- Simple Search – An extension for Microsoft Network Monitor
- NetworkMiner – Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT)
- Netsetman – Switch network settings
- SolarWinds IP Address Tracker – Manage IP addresses
- Free nslookup tool for Windows with GUI – DNSDataView
- SolarWinds Advanced Subnet Calculator – IP subnet calculation made easy
- NetWorx – Network traffic monitor and network usage reporting
- SolarWinds Real-Time Bandwidth Monitor
- FREEping – Quick and dirty monitoring
- TCP Analyzer – Statistical Analysis of TCP connections in Network Monitor
- Total Network Monitor – A sophisticated network monitoring software
- WinPing – A portable ping GUI
- DHCP Find – Search rogue DHCP servers
- Wake-on-LAN Packet Sniffer – Capture Magic Packets
- PingInfoView – Another ping monitor GUI tool
- SolarWinds Network Device Monitor – Real-time performance and health monitoring
- Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector – Search and troubleshoot Wi-Fi connections
- Windows Mobile IP Utility – Check IP connections
- CurrPorts – Displays detailed info about open TCP/IP ports
- AdapterWatch – Comprehensive info about network adapters
- IPNetInfo – Get all information about an IP address
- ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer – Network traffic analysis tool
- NetSpeedMonitor – Monitor network speed and data transfer
- Network Activity Indicator – Displays network activity in the systray
- SolarWinds Wake-on-LAN tool
- Karen’s ‘Net Monitor – Website, mail, and ping monitoring
- CentralOps.net NsLookup – Online nslookup tool
- CommTest – Test network speed
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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/
Thanks! I will have a look at Bopup Scanner.
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?