Jibran's Network Tools

Undo feature in Gmail

2010-08-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

Today is the first i heard that google mail has an undo feature. I donno about you but I think I am going to be using that feature quite regularly. The reason being is that my instant reaction to things is not exactly the reaction I like to share.

Anyhow, here is a link

http://mashable.com/2010/08/22/how-to-undo-send-in-gmail/

In short, go to Settings in Gmail --> Go to "Labs" tab and the look for (ctrl+f) Undo --> Enable the feature.

p.s. updating the blog after a long time cuz someone reminded me that this blog can be useful :) Thanks Danny

Faster Computing

2009-10-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

Whenever you get a new windows pc, consider these programs:

CCleaner – Download
Revo Uninstaller – Download
Defraggler – Download
Pidgin – Download
Firefox – Download
Chrome – Download
Foxit Reader – Download
VLC Player – Download
Foobar2000 – Download

Full writeup here: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-8-programs-that-can-make-your-computer-run-faster-nb/

There are more that deserve to be here, but for now, Enjoy this !

ScreenStamp

2009-05-10T20:46:00.000-07:00

After a long time, i have felt a need to share a tool with you all. Before the revelation of the tool, try to guess what i am doing here : Start-->Run-->mspaint-->

Yes, I am getting ready to save a screenshot. Now what if I tell you that you can take a screenshot with one click? ... Np, you are welcome !

Download Link
http://screenstamp.co.uk/downloads/win/screenstamp_win_v1_8.zip

What is ScreenStamp

ScreenStamp! is basically a screen grabbing application for pen-testing and people working in forensics. The app will ask you for a location to save your screen shots to, along with a name that the program will number, allowing the user to concentrate on the job at hand as opposed to saving screen shots. ScreenStamp! also time and date stamps the screen shot at the top right hand corner.

Lesser known Free Windows Apps

2008-04-08T21:31:00.000-07:00

Not necessarily lesser known, but lets just give it to them cuz its a good list after all ...

My fav. ones are the DVD to MPEG one, notepad++, keepass and that BonkEnc audio convert

Here is the link to the list

I swear i bookmarked it before ...

2008-03-03T10:35:00.000-08:00

If you use Mozilla Firefox on more than one computer , you gotta use this tool. You can have your bookmarks, saved passwords, cookies, sessions in sync. Make firefox your roaming home!!!

Note from the developers
Google Browser Sync for Firefox is an extension that continuously synchronizes your browser settings – including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords – across your computers. It also allows you to restore open tabs and windows across different machines and browser sessions.

Link
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync/index.html

101 Reasons to read this blog

2007-11-26T10:18:00.000-08:00

1. It spells tools in an interesting way.
2. It uses Frank Herbert's quote in the banner
3. It uses soothing colors

okayyy, lets just cut to the chase ...

101. It gives the best 101 lists link (see below)

http://fresh-perspectives.net/2007/11/best-101-lists.html

40 opensource windows tools

2007-09-11T11:46:00.000-07:00

Well, i haven't had time to research tools on my own in a long time, but here is something i liked and thought of passing along. Enjoy this awesome collection ...
Source: http://www.teknobites.com/2007/09/08/40-free-windows-apps-for-you/

PDF Tricks

2007-08-16T07:39:00.000-07:00

Some nice PDF tricks on none other than life hacker ...

Make custom PDF notepaper
Convert files to PDF online
Annotate PDF's with Skim
Password protect PDF's
Merge PDF files
Edit PDF's with PDF Tools
Speed up your PDF reader
Manage your PDF library in iTunes
Convert that whiteboard to PDF
Create a PDF from any document

Learn all of that here

Source: http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-pdf-tricks-289583.php

Productivity tools

2007-07-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

If you live on the web then these tools will add color and purpose to your life. Web is a wonderful thing, ain't it?
http://mashable.com/2007/07/20/online-productivity-god/

Best System Admin Tools

2007-06-11T14:03:00.000-07:00

This is an outstanding collection of tools that you must check out.

http://www.tlbox.com/system_administrators/

I don't take credit for it, but it still feels like I am back with a bang :)

101 Freebies for PC

2007-03-29T14:30:00.000-07:00

This one sums up the best of the free web these days. This is a must visit page for all who actively troll the internet. You almost 'need' to know about these freebies.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,130045/printable.html

TinyApps

2007-02-01T08:03:00.000-08:00

Its all about the tools, ain't it.
Well, here are plenty of tiny tools to help you...
http://www.tinyapps.org/

Not all of 'em are free or the best for the purpose... but they are darn useful and crafty. You'll be surprised to see how these small utlities (13kbs or some) have the same functionality as their multi-MB counterparts.

If you are a starter in this field, check out as many as these tools to understand your PC and the network. Enjoy!

Plethora of Free Windows Tools

2007-01-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

If you ever have to search for a tool to accomplish a task, make sure to go through the following link to see if a free AND trusted tool is available. Kudos to the developers of all these programs for the free offering ...

Enjoy!

Link to the freeware: http://www.winaddons.com/top-300-freeware-software/

Your Web Operating System

2006-12-26T08:59:00.000-08:00

And we thought that OS on the web is not even in the pipe. Long time ago, we all heard about the GoogleOS, which was rumored to be the beginning of Web 3.0 i.e. fully functional web operating system. Just to refresh, WebOS is a virtual operating system that runs in your web browser. (franticindustries) Believe it or not, there are about a dozen emerging WebOS'es and its open for everyone to test. I previewed DesktopTwo; it was pretty impressive.

There is a whole list and reviews of the upcoming WebOS'es at FranticIndustries.com page. I must say that the reviews are excellent and its the first of such efforts i have seen on the web. Check it out and enjoy the latest revolution.

Source: Here

Online file conversion

2006-12-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

Time and time again, we find ourselves looking for a free tool for file type conversion. Be it word to pdf, wav to mp3, mpg to avi, flv to wmv etc, we go on the web to download a tool and try several of those. So, here is a solution ... its the Zamzar free online file conversion service. Check their list of conversion types, its really comprehensive.

Source: Zamzar.com

Related Links
1. Media Converter
2. SUPER
3. MediaCoder

Portable USB Apps

2006-11-29T10:49:00.000-08:00

One day we will carry a whole operating system on our USB Flash Drive. Until then, lets utilize what we've got.... there are many applications that have been hacked (for the better) for portable use. The PStart app is a must on those as it gives the list of the apps on ur usb drive. The links are as follows,

Enjoy!

Two words ladies and gentlemen - Gina Trapani

2006-11-08T16:27:00.000-08:00

She has done it again

just check the screenshot below and tell me if you'd like it done..

Here is how to do it

SSH host on Windows machines

2006-10-31T07:47:00.000-08:00

File sharing is one of the most potent functions in a network. FTP, Netbios and other means are widely used and they work great. The only problem is that they are not secure enough. I have used this OpenSSH server on windows for a long time for file sharing and today when i am installing this on a different pc, i thought i would share it here as well.

Complete instructions at http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html

Basically, you install Cygwin and choose the ssh option in it. While you are there, check the other options as well. You may very well fall in love with this.

Source: PigTail

YouTube + other embedded video downloads?

2006-10-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

Can we? If its the "can we" in moral terms, then probably not... but u r talking about the technology solutions, you bet.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/
another reason to switch to FF if you haven't already.

Vista Theme on XP

2006-10-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

This is one of the neatest theme on WinXP -- the Vista theme..
I luved it... here is how you can install this on your PC

Download from this website

http://vistaxp-v2-vs.en.softonic.com/ie/45452

You also need to hack UXTheme.dll, here is how
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

Edit
Try the following if you go with the patch and it doesn't work... this solution is a bit manual, but guaranteed to work

sometimes the multi-patcher will not work and you will have to patch it manually. the best way to do this is to grab the appropriate uxtheme file from here: http://www.anti-tgtsoft.com/repository/uxtheme/

and download a copy of replacer: http://www3.telus.net/_/replacer/

extract the contents of replacer to an empty folder. run replacer.cmd and drag in the original uxtheme.dll, then drag in the modified uxtheme.dll that you downloaded, and let it replace the file. reboot when prompted.
(thanks to user "speed" from neowin)

Remote support -- thank you

2006-10-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

Being a comp. geek isn't an easy life style, especially if you also have the itch to solve problems. Sometimes, you just wish you had total control on the device that you are troubleshooting or atleast see what your friend/user at the other end is seeing. Its not very often that supply meets demand or the demand meets supply, but we've got a good case here. Our demand is for a free tool to control or see the remote machine. Here are two which are free, atleast currently.

1. LogMeIn.com
http://www.logmein.com
This one lets you control the machine. Control of a device gets very sensitive when it comes to its security, so here is a whitepaper for this technology; decide it for yourself. Check page 7 & 8 for some visual explanation. It does use SSL/TLS.

2. SkyFexFree.com
http://skyfexfree.com/
This one lets you see the live screen

Free Windows Apps under 2mb

2006-10-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

They are free and they are small. Above all, they are nifty tools for everyday use.
Give 'em a go . The alarm clock, cleanup tools, , password repository, burning iso to disc tools etc

Link: http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234

How to be a geek

2006-09-27T21:14:00.000-07:00

well, don't get carried away by the title. If you feel hesitant being among the elite or atleast average tech. people, here is a guide that will get you to. This is the mother of all tutorials for the relevant stuff.... i simply loved it.

Interesting fact: Tutorials compiled by a female... hmmm

Some of my favorites

-Tech support with UltraVNC SingleClick
-Improve your web site with Google Analytics
-Mastering Wget
-The art of asking
-Intro to CygWin

Its all here

Source: LifeHacker.com

Windows Command Line Guru

2006-09-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

Browsing to programs and utilities in windows shell (explorer) takes several clicks and a lot of wasted seconds...whereas running those utlities from Start-->Run is quite convenient.
Well, you probably know how to get to the command prompt, calculator and may be even internet explorer from Start-->Run. Here is a guide that can get you to other places quicker.

Authors Page: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~sansor/commands.html

Some of my favorites

regedit - For Registry Editors
control folders - Folder Properties (where u get "view hidden files" option)
ncpa.cpl - Network Connections
notepad - google it :D
rsop.msc - Try it for yourself (especially if u r on a domain)
services.msc - Services management
eventvwr - Event Viewer

The Dude Network Monitor

2006-08-16T14:07:00.000-07:00

Notes: You will simply love this tool if you've ever wished that you get the breakdown of your network with a click of a button. This is sheer brilliance. If you run in as a windows admin account, you will have significant control on all devices it finds..

Author Notes: The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network enviroment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems. Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP monitoring for devices that support it

Download Link

KeePass - the password manager

2006-07-31T08:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, you can click on "Forgot your password" links on the forums or sites that you are registered with... but hey, this could be used for some other secrets too. If you forget ur Social (which i donno why u would) ok , bad example.. Well, lets say, you wana remember the VIN# of your car, here is a safe place, or if u wana have quick access to ur Credit card number, its pin, expiration, etc... u've got a savior... Happy KeePassing !

Website link

Download Link

Tool to check difference in files

2006-07-14T07:22:00.000-07:00

My notes: Excellent/to the point utility to check the difference in two files.

Author notes: WinMerge is an Open Source visual text file differencing and merging tool for Win32 platforms. It is highly useful for determing what has changed between project versions, and then merging changes between versions.

Winmerge homepage
Download Link

Ethereal Packet Filters

2006-07-06T11:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a few tips and tricks to get the best results with Ethereal. The link below contains many filters that can narrow down the network sniffing results per your demand.

http://home.insight.rr.com/procana/

Vista beta 2 Installation Screenshots

2006-06-29T07:25:00.000-07:00

Check out the screenshots for the complete installation at http://flickr.com/photos/jibran/sets/72157594180393363/show/

Notes so far: Its on a virtual machine, memory is 512mb. The graphics are fabulous, but the performance is still a little slow... may be its still settling in.

Firefox ABCs

2006-06-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

Source: http://lesliefranke.com/files/reference/firefoxcheatsheet.html

Simple MD5 checker

2006-06-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

My Notes: To check the validity of the install package, here is a freeware.

From the Developers:
DiamondCS MD5 presents an easy and highly secure way of verifying file integrity. Single-line text, multi-line text and file contents are all supported inputs. The resulting MD5 hash is displayed in a textbox for easy clipboard copying. MD5 takes a message of arbitrary length and outputs a 128 bit fingerprint of the input, frequently called a hash, checksum or message digest.

Windows Secure Copy

2006-04-03T07:43:00.000-07:00

Use this for LAN file transfers for security. If you have ssh running on a linux machine, you can use this to send and receive files, it works like a charm. If you are having hard time configuring Samba on linux, then this is your tool to share files -- Blessing in disguise :)

From the author:
WinSCP is an open source freeware SFTP client for Windows using SSH. Legacy SCP protocol is also supported. Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer.
For full features, please click below
http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction

Download Link
http://winscp.net/eng/download.php

Best Rootkit Defenders

2006-03-23T13:35:00.000-08:00

Source: http://blog.tech-security.com/?p=16

- Rootkit Revealer [info] | [download]
- BlackLight [info] | [download]
- IceSword English [info] | [download]

Long time no see

2006-01-18T07:36:00.000-08:00

No, I didn't quit the blog. I was preparing for CCNA all that time ; finally took the exam and passed it. So, what about the time we missed on the tools and utilities.. Well, here is something to compensate

List of Tools --- great list

Cool Clock

Cool 404 Error

Network Analyzer / Sniffer

2005-11-28T11:30:00.000-08:00

Analyzer 3.0

My notes: Simple configuration and easy to comprehend. The filtering features via GUI is very helpful... we can even filter traffic by application. Ethereal is known as the mother of all sniffers .... i liked the GUI of Analyser 3.0 very simple and better than ethereal.

Analyzer 3.0 notes on its website
Analyzer is a packets capture tool; it captures packets from network and it displays them through a graphical interface. The user can choose the network adapter (used for the capturing and monitoring process), specify an appropriate filter, select, copy and paste packets. Advanced features concern both the possibility to make (and plot) some advanced statistics on the captures packets and to plot statistics in real time (number of packets flowing through the network and so on).

Nice Utility for PCs -- services, processes, tcp, arp,

2005-11-14T10:40:00.000-08:00

My Notes
Great utility to do all tasks from one program...
it has features of sysinternals tools such as tcpview n filemon, plus a lot more

Direct Download Link

Notes from the Website
Ekinx is a tool making it possible to list the configuration and the use of Windows.A series of several mitres will give you a direct access: ¤ with the processes in progress ¤ with the services and drivers ¤ with connections networks ¤ with the Arp table ¤ with the principal short cuts of Windows¤ with the realization of Optimization ¤ with a graphic posting of the occupation of the various hard disks ¤ with various information on the system and its peripheralsIn addition to the informational aspect, the application will enable you to finish a process, to change its priority or to visualize its modules (DLL).In the same way, the list of the services makes it possible to start, stop or remove a service. All the other sections will also enable you to intéragir with the system

New Technology Tips and Tricks: Put GeekSquad Out of Business

2005-11-07T13:50:00.001-08:00

New Technology Tips and Tricks: Put GeekSquad Out of Business

Plethora of Tools

2005-11-07T11:52:00.000-08:00

http://www.ntsecurity.nu/toolbox/

excellent command line tools (security related)

Security Advisory Websites

2005-10-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

http://k-otik.com

http://secunia.com/

Transparent Console for Windows

2005-09-23T08:56:00.000-07:00

My Notes: Very appealing for its transparency feature. It can also be added in your explorer right click through a simple inf install. It has three running mode ... each of which can be modified for its dimensions and colors. If you use the command prompt in windows a lot, then this will definitely enhance your experience.

Note my desktop background in the console

Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/

Console is a Win console window enhancement. It was inspired by eConsole (http://www.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/~corion) Console features include configurable font, color, size, background image and transparency (on Win2000 and later)

Network, Security, Software, Hardware Monitoring - Everest

2005-09-20T13:18:00.000-07:00

My notes: I was looking for detailed stats on the motherboard of all PCs in Domain. Everest answers the call. Neat product with lots of information on the network.

EVEREST Corporate Edition is an automated network audit, system change tracking and network monitoring solution for small and large corporate enterprises, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. EVEREST Corporate Edition is an indispensable application for all business network environments that uses the latest technologies including XML and MHTML reporting, full SQL database and Windows Server 2003 support. EVEREST Corporate Edition offers customers a flexible way to collect hardware and software assets information into CSV files or SQL database, and produce a complete network audit based on the collected information. By offering multiple instances of audit it enables customers to keep an archive of assets information, and also offers a unique way to accurately detect any software or hardware changes in the enterprise.

Source : Lavalys Product- Everest Corporate Ed.
Download Link: Trial Version of Everest Corporate Ed.

Hide webserver contents from search engines

2005-09-20T07:56:00.000-07:00

Source: http://www.searchtools.com/robots/robots-txt.html

My Notes: If you have a website and would like to keep some content private i.e. not to be used by search crawlers for indexing, then create a file called Robots.txt in your root directory, in which you can disallow indexing of certain files and folders.

check this example of robots.txt file

Writeup from the source:
Search engine robots will check a special file in the root of each server called robots.txt, which is, as you may guess, a plain text file (not HTML). Robots.txt implements the Robots Exclusion Protocol, which allows the web site administrator to define what parts of the site are off-limits to specific robot user agent names. Web administrators can disallow access to cgi, private and temporary directories, for example, because they do not want pages in those areas indexed.

Source: http://www.searchtools.com/robots/robots-txt.html

Firewall Leak Tests

2005-09-12T14:39:00.000-07:00

Personal Notes: You'd be surprised!

This website will, on one hand, allow you to test your firewall thanks to different test programs, and on the other hand will show you a global view of vulnerabilities of the most common personal firewall in a summary page.

Nowadays, threats from the Internet are growing, both from the inside and the outside. To answer to a security need from Internet users (us), security software firms have created "personal firewalls", software acting like firewalls on user's computers. These personal firewalls have network level filtering like dedicated firewalls (hardware, dedicated) that we will name "network filtering", and an outbound application filtering that we will name "software filtering".

Due to the fact that most of these personal firewalls offer reasonable protection against inbound attacks coming from the Internet, we will only study here their software filtering, outbound filtering that can be stressed by Trojans which try to initiate themselves by connecting you to the author so that he can hack you.

http://www.firewallleaktester.com/

Unattended Windows CD - Powerpacker

2005-09-06T13:36:00.000-07:00

My Notes:
It used to be much harder to create an unattended windows cd... The techs at MSFN have been working to make it easier and easier. Here is another great contribution from one of the members.

PowerPacker will help a user create a Multiboot Windows XP disk with or without DriverPacks. It will do almost everything for you, even hex edit the files needed to be hexed, create the boot directory, boot menu, etc. It makes creating multiboot XP disks a breeze.This program was made with the BTS DriverPacks in mind. Basically it does just about everything you need to do to add a windows XP load to your MultiBoot Disk.It will gather the needed files from your source XP CD and put them into a directory you specify. It will grab the DriverPack Files and install them. It will create a boot directory for your load and even hex edit the files that need to be HEXED to allow you to boot to it. It will put the needed info into the boot list so you can select your XP load. It makes testing the DriverPacks very easy!!!

Download Link
Forum Post Link

Net Limiter - Bandwidth Management

2005-09-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

My Notes: Very nice tool. It can be used to study the malwares or any new program that you download to check the hogs in the network.

NetLimiter is an ultimate internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win98/Win98 SE, WinME, Win2000, Win2003 and WinXP. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their internet traffic.
Along with this unique feature, Netlimiter offers comprehensive set of internet statistical tools. It includes real-time traffic measurement and long-term per-application internet traffic statistics.
Screenshots Link
Developer Website

Registry change for all users/computers in Domain

2005-09-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

Cut to chase question: Do you want to edit the registry of all the computers or users in a domain with one click? If your answer is Yes, ya, sure, definitely, is that possible, rite on, that would be nice ... then read on.
This one is as simple as changing registry in one PC and then replicate to
other machines.

Now some notes from the developer's site ...

Most desktop administrators quickly become familiar with the need to make adjustments to the Registry on remote computers. The free PolicyMaker™ Registry Extension is a true client side extension (CSE) to Group Policy, providing full registry management capability. The interface is simple and configurations are communicated to client computers through Group Policy. When Group Policy refreshes on a client computer, the registry is updated.

http://www.desktopstandard.com/PolicyMakerRegistryExtension.aspx

My installation Notes

Download and install the polreg.msi file
Go to program files folder and copy the following file to the network share that all clients have access to. Here is the file to copy...
C:\program files\DesktopStandard\PolicyMaker\Client\polregcl.msi
Open your domain group policy editor and right click on Administrative Templates
Now add the desktopstandard.adm file and set some policies...start with the software deployment policies.
Now, in the group policy editor, go to User Configuration section and expand user settings... here you will find the registry.
Simply right click on registry and select New--> Registry Item.

You will figure out the rest!!!

IDS - App Radar

2005-08-31T08:24:00.000-07:00

AppRadar™ is a real-time database intrusion detection and security auditing solution that provides purpose-built protection for enterprise databases - arguably the crown jewels at most any organization. Unlike generic network or operating system solutions, AppRadar delivers database-specific, active protection, monitoring, and auditing. By complementing existing perimeter-focused defenses, AppRadar enables a layered defense and augments corporate privacy and regulatory compliance initiatives.

AppRadar™ supports the following:

* Microsoft SQL Server
* Oracle

Datasheet
http://www.appsecinc.com/products/appradar/AppRadar_Datasheet.pdf

Great Data Center Security

2005-08-31T08:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.theplanet.com/datacenter.html

Great Data Center Design - I liked the security, HVAC and Power features

Data Center Overview
The Planet currently owns and operates three state-of-the-art data centers in Dallas, Texas, offering complete redundancy in power, HVAC, fire suppression, network connectivity, and security. With over 83,000 sq ft of raised floor between the three facilities, The Planet has an offering to fit any need. Our product offerings include private caged suites, cabinets, half-cabinets, tri-cabinets, and rackspace by the Unit. The datacenter facility sits atop multiple power grids driven by TXU electric, with PowerWare UPS battery backup power and dual diesel generators onsite. Our HVAC systems are condenser units by Data Aire to provide redundancy in cooling coupled with ten managed backbone providers. Twelve more third party backbone providers are available in the building via cross connect. Fire suppression includes a pre-action dry pipe system including VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) with over 700 smoke detectors between the two facilities.

KFSensor -Windows IDS and HoneyPot

2005-08-25T10:56:00.000-07:00

KFSensor

Source: http://www.keyfocus.net/kfsensor/index.php
Screenshot

Notes: Easy to use Windows IDS...

Advanced Windows Honeypot Server

KFSensor is a Windows based honeypot Intrusion Detection System (IDS).

It acts as a honeypot to attract and detect hackers and worms by simulating vulnerable system services and trojans.
By acting as a decoy server it can divert attacks from critical systems and provide a higher level of information than can be achieved by using firewalls and NIDS alone.

KFSensor is designed for use in a Windows based corporate environment and contains many innovative and unique features such as remote management, a Snort compatible signature engine and emulations of Windows networking protocols.

With its GUI based management console, extensive documentation and low maintenance, KFSensor provides a cost effective way of improving an organization's network security.

Network Monitoring + Logging

2005-08-25T08:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.softwaremirror.com/download/xnetstat_professional.html

Screenshot

XNetStat Professional

X-NetStat Professional shows your current Internet and network connections in realtime. These connections are established each time you visit a web page, send an instant message, check your email, or anytime you do network activity that requires you to connect to another computer. They also appear when outside computers attempt to connect to your machine, authorized or not. Information shown includes local and remote addresses, local and remote ports, the status, the age of the connection, how much bandwidth/traffic the connection is using, and the program EXE behind it. Its kind of like Internet/network radar, and you can even kill unwanted connections. The Professional edition of X-NetStat offers a ton of additional features geared towards Network Administrators, like a Rules system to set up actions based on network conditions, a comprehensive Network Statistics window displaying information on network interfaces and protocols, a server that lets you access XNS information remotely, a collection of Lookup Tools (TraceRoute, WHOIS, Finger, DNS, Web Search, Server Version, NetBIOS Lookup, Online Tools, etc), a Port Database, Logging capabilities, transmission LED lights, a dockable ViewBar, and many more features.

Publisher: Fresh Software
Website: http://www.freshsw.com/xns/pro/
Version Date: 2005-08-10
Size: 1633 Kb.
OS: Win95,Win98,WinME,WinXP,WinNT 4.x,Windows2000,Windows2003
License: Shareware, US$ 29.95

security tools

2005-08-24T10:02:00.000-07:00

http://home.hccnet.nl/m3ssi4h.rul3z/

good tutorials too

tools for "you name it"

2005-08-23T20:41:00.000-07:00

http://lists.gpick.com/

very comprehensive

Good Site for Apps

2005-08-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

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Remote Commander

2005-08-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

Source: http://www.atelierweb.com/rcomm/index.htm

Personal Notes: I love this tool...one of the most comprehensive System Admin Tools ever.
Uploading and downloading files, Mapping of ports with applications, live view of desktop with a fast refresh rate (uhmm almost fast)

AWRC is a must-have for System Administrators and Helpdesk personnel. Recommended for a range of special remote access requirements, from Intelligence to Parental supervision. Runs across firewalls.Performs deep audits and all kinds of maintenance operations.Does not leave traces on remote.It is absolutely safe.

You may be familiar with utilities that allow remote management of computers.All those utilities require that you install software on the remote computer in order to process your requests and send the information back to you.The first thing that makes AWRC different is that it does not require that you install any kind of software on the remote machine. Sure, it seems impossible. We thought that also!

The second thing is that AWRC allows you to gather more information from the remote system than remote privileged users can dream about. By far and large, AWRC is the more powerful remote audit tool you can find.

The third thing is that AWRC provides a great set of tools for remote computer management. You can do virtually anything on the remote computer you do on the local system.

These are the main features and capabilities of Atelier Web Remote Commander, no other software provides this amount of functionality:

· Access to the remote computer desktop enabling the launch of software with the mouse or keyboard.
· Simulates all keystrokes on the remote keyboard computer.
· Wakes-up from screen-savers with a mouse-click or keystroke. Deals with password protected screen-savers.
· Simulates the security attention sequence (Ctrl+Alt+Del) on the remote to enable logon and on the default desktop. The default hotkey is Ctr+Alt+D.
· Provides access to disks, partitions, folders and files. The partitions or folders are not required to be open shares.
· Remote files can be downloaded or launched in the remote system. Files can be launched as another user (equivalent to RunAs).
· Local files can be uploaded to the remote system.
· Files can be remotely zipped or unzipped.
· New directories can be made and files and directories can be renamed.
· Remote files and directories can be deleted, copied or moved.
· Allows sending or receiving the Clipboard contents: text, pictures and other standard Windows Clipboard formats.
· Provides partition information, namely File System, Type, Serial Number, Volume Label, Capacity and Free space.
· Allows visualization of shares.
· Allows visualization of users list and account details as well as Local and Global groups.
· Allows instant retrieval of password hashes, for audit of strong password policy enforcement across the organization.
· Allows visualization and management of services. Services can be started, stopped, paused, resumed and even unloaded.
· Allows visualization of processes. Processes can be killed.
· Allows remote Shutdown, Power-Off and Reboot.
· System Information (Operating System, Processor, BIOS, Memory, Display Adapter and Logical printers).
· Complete and detailed Hardware Devices list.
· Physical memory viewer.
· Port Finder, which maps applications to open ports.
· Connections and Listening Ports, TCP statistics, UDP statistics, ICMP statistics, Routing Table, DNS Servers, Persistent Routes, IP Statistics/Settings, Installed Protocols/Protocol Details, Addressing Information Table, Net to Media Table, Interface Statistics/Settings.
· Chat facility for conversation with a remote interactive user.
· Provides antialiased scaling of remote desktop for comfortable viewing on the local computer.
· Uses Windows authentication, which guarantees that only individuals with Administrator privileges on the remote system are able to connect (strong passwords are obviously recommended).
· Can use strong encryption to keep the information out of reach from prying eyes.
· Request authorization feature for obtaining approval from remote before initiating operations.
· Transparent to Firewalls.
· Works within the company's Microsoft Networks LANs and across the Internet.
· Does not open any ports - it is absolutely transparent to any firewall, providing the Microsoft Networks operation is not blocked by the firewall.

Ultra Network Analyzer

2005-08-19T10:28:00.000-07:00

Ultra Network Analyzer from GJPSoft is a powerfully network sniffer ,packet sniffer, sockets sniffer and protocol sniffer tools. It consists of a well-integrated set of functions that you can use to resolve network problem. Ultra Network Analyzer sniffs all of network packets in real-time from multi network card (Include Modem,ISDN,ADSL) and also support capturing packet base on the application(SOCKET,TDI etc). The user can observe all of traffic of the application that you are interesting. The user can easy to learn and simple to use. Ultra network analyzer have plug-ins for different protocols such as ETHERNET, IP, TCP, UDP,PPPOE,HTTP,FTP, WINS,PPP,SMTP,POP3 and so on.

Download Link

http://www.gjpsoft.com/ultranetsniffer/