Essential NetTools is a set of network scanning, security, and administrator tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer's network connections. It's a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a powerful network tool kit for everyday use.
Features:
NetStat: displays a list of your computer's inbound and outbound network connections, including the information on open TCP and UDP ports, IP address, and connection states.
NBScan: a powerful and fast NetBIOS scanner. NBScan can scan a network within a given range of IP addresses and list computers offering NetBIOS resource-sharing service, as well as their name tables and MAC addresses.
PortScan: an advanced TCP port scanner that allows you to scan your network for active ports.
HostAlive: a network monitoring tool that periodically checks if a host is alive and running network services, such as an HTTP or FTP server.
EmailVerify: checks if an e-mail address is valid by communicating with the corresponding mail server over SMTP.
Shares: monitors and logs external connections to your computer's shared resources, lists local shares, as well as provides a quick and easy way to connect to remote resources.
SysFiles: a convenient editor for the five important system files: services, protocol, networks, hosts, and lmhosts.
NetAudit (NetBIOS Auditing Tool): allows you to perform various security checks on your network and/or individual computers offering the NetBIOS file sharing service.
RawSocket: provides you with the ability to establish low-level TCP and UDP connections to troubleshoot and test different networking services.
WiFiMan: shows wireless adapters installed on a computer, lists available wireless networks and allows you to manage connection profiles.
TraceRoute and Ping: these familiar utilities featuring customizable options and convenient results presentation allow you to explore the Internet and troubleshoot connectivity problems.NSLookup: allows you to convert IP addresses to hostnames and vice versa, obtain aliases, and perform advanced DNS queries, such as MX or CNAME.
IPBlackList: checks if an IP addresses is included in various IP address black lists: SPAM databases, open proxies and mail relays, etc.
ProcMon: displays the list of running processes with full information on the program location, manufacturer, process ID, and the loaded modules.
SNMPAudit: Advanced SNMP device scanner. It allows you to locate SNMP devices in the selected network segment quickly and receive customizable data sampling from each of the devices.
Complete Internet Repair does exactly what it says. It attempts to repair everything internet-related, including networking problems. Video tutorial and a portable version are also available.
With inSSIDer, you can inspect your Wi-Fi and surrounding networks, scan and filter hundreds of nearby access points, troubleshot the competing access points and clogged Wi-Fi channels, and more.
Simple Port Tester is a free program by PcWinTech.com to help users test if their ports are open with just a few clicks. Now supports 52 Languages. Portable version also available.