NetScanTools is
a collection of common and specialized utilities that have their roots
in the UNIX operating system. NetScanTools brings them to the Windows
environment commonly found in the home and business environment. Many
of NetScanTools functions, such as Ping, Traceroute, and Nslookup are
very familiar to network professionals. The advantage they have over
their command line counterparts is in the presentation and
integration. All of the functions are grouped together in a tabbed
dialog interface which has been the "look and feel" of
NetScanTools since it's introduction in 1995. Version 4.x introduces
the new ability to change the ordering and even the visibility of the
tabs. As with previous versions, you can export your information to
other programs very easily using the clipboard, or saving to disk, or
simply printing a text report.
NetScanTools™
Standard Edition network client utilities list:
Name Server Lookup (NSLOOKUP), Zone Transfer domain listing, Ping,
Traceroute, Whois with automatic server selection, Port Scanner,
Network Ping Sweep Scanner (NetScanner), Time Sync, 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.
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Translate an IP
address to a hostname, or vice versa.
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Use NSLOOKUP
from a graphical interface. Access any name server for DNS records.
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Find the
Authoritative DNS for a domain.
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List all the
computers registered in a domain.
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Probe Ports on a
target computer(s) for TCP services.
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Sweep an IP
address range looking for active computers.
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Diagnose network
connectivity problems with Ping, Traceroute, TCP Term, Echo and
Chargen.
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Plot Ping and
Traceroute time response graphs (print them too!).
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Check to see if
a domain name has been used with the Whois utility.
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Find the
responsible business or persons for a domain.
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Synchronize your
computer clock to accurate network time servers.
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Use TCP Term to
test text-based services on both standard and non-standard TCP
ports.
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View hidden
headers on web pages.
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View NetBIOS
shares on your local network. Gather IP and MAC addresses of those
shared computers.
