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Switch Between Network Profiles & Automatically Map Network Drives

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Most offices are secured by firewalls which require complicated proxy settings to use the internet. This creates a problem for many users who take their laptops to office and later find it hard to undo the proxy settings to use the internet when they come back home. A solution to this problem can be the previously reviewed Free IP Switcher, however, it requires entering network settings manually and does not auto-detect proxy and associated settings. A better alternative can be JimIP Switcher. It  has the ability to auto detect network settings for creating a network profile, which can be used to separately manage multiple connection settings (e.g. network settings for home and office network). This way you can connect to a network without having to manually reconfigure settings repeatedly. Each profile can be assigned a relevant name for easy identification. With JimIP Switcher, you can optionally configure default printer settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) Server settings, and map network drives. Read More

Hover IP Checks Ports, Routing Table, Monitor And Trace Routes

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Recently we reviewed, Network Utilities, which is a GUI application for running network specific commands. HoverIP is a similar, yet more advanced application that enables users to obtain related network information. This includes MAC address, DHCP assigned IP, DNS, Default Gateway and IP Lease expiration time. Other tasks that can be performed with the help of HoverIP include nslookup, trace routes, port scanning,  pinging systems and and monitoring routes of a routing table. What makes HoverIP unique from others is the GUI based port scanning utility and routing table. A routing table is a set of rules, that is used to determine where data packets traveling over an Internet Protocol (IP) network will be directed. IP-enabled devices, such as routers and switches, use routing tables. Being able to add routes to monitor in a GUI (Graphical User Interface) is indeed quite convenient for system and network administrators. Read More

Complete Internet Repair Resolves Common Connection Issues

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There are many instances when your internet connection stops responding or simply does not work due to some unidentifiable reasons. Finding out problems with internet connection is tedious and rather a nuisance, as you have to look up for IP conflicts, DHCP settings, ping supplied DNS servers, manually flush DNS, check hosts file for any sort of in-discrepancies. Wouldn’t it be great if you have a tool which is capable to lookup for problems and resolve all of them with single click? Rizone Complete Internet Repair does exactly that. As the name implies, it claims to be a solution for all possible internet connection related problems. It comes with an error-logging feature, which will greatly help you in restoring the connection back with normal settings. Read More

Explanation Of IP Config Command Lines And Their Functions

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Having knowledge of the command prompt is considered unnecessary in the wake of several applications and online tools that identify and resolve many issues for the average user. However, many people don’t realize that knowledge of the command prompt is still an effective requirement. Following are some essential command prompt commands that are not only widely used by network professionals,  but can also be quite handy for the average PC user to identify and resolve network related issue. Read More

Create Network Profiles And Conduct Speed Tests To Find Best Connection

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Earlier, we reviewed an application NetCon Manager which lets you create multiple profiles for saving different network profiles. The application usage is based on the fact that your PC at home and in office must have different network settings. For instance, if you carry laptop/netbook everywhere, it’d be tiresome to configure network settings each time you move back & forth between office and home. Today we have yet another network profile manager – myIPTool, which simplifies the whole procedure of configuring network settings each time you move to different location. Compared with NetCon Manager, it has one novel feature which gets it over the line – Speedtest. You can save multiple profiles in it and conduct a speed test to find out the best connection available. Read More

How To Assign Static IP Address In Ubuntu Linux

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By Default Ubuntu uses DHCP settings to attain an IP Address for the system. However in many cases you may need to use a static IP address , if your Ubuntu system is using DHCP and you want to assign it a Static IP address then its not a big deal to configure it. Simply go through the following easy steps to achieve it. Read More

How To Configure Windows To Automatically Switch Between Static And DHCP Network

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It is annoying to keep on changing the network TCP/IP properties for a mobile computer user who needs to work in DHCP and static IP network environment from time to time, especially when you are in the hurry to solve an urgent issue or need to get the task completed as sooner as possible. The problem can be solved by Alternate Configuration functionality, which will auto detect the network change and switches for you automatically without the hassle to manually configure it.

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