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Colasoft MAC Scanner: View IP & MAC Addresses of All Computers On A Network

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The Media Access Control address (assigned to Network Interface Card) is a physical address of the system on the network. It is commonly referred to as MAC address, or simply MAC, and can be used to check if any specific device is connected to the network or not. To perform basic remote operations, often only the IP address is required, however, actions such as Wake-on-LAN and other sophisticated tasks, require you to specify the MAC address to remotely control the connected computers. Finding the MAC address of your own PC is quite simple. You can go to your LAN adapter settings and note it down from there. But if you want to view the MAC addresses of all the computers connected to the network, then noting down the MAC address of each PC manually can become quite a time wasting and tedious task. To cope with this nuisance, today, we have an application from Colasoft, called MAC Scanner Free, which allows you to quickly find out the MAC addresses of all the devices connected to your network. Read on to find more details. Read More

View WiFi Network Strength Parameters & Public IP From Menu Bar [Mac]

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Like other OS platform, Mac OS X also shows network icon in menu bar, letting users view current status of active network(s), modify network connection settings, and open Network Configuration window to set advanced options. Although the dynamic WiFi network icon shows the network strength in the form of signal bars, Mac OS X doesn't natively offer different network indicators to check other important attributes of WiFi network, including local and public (external) IP address, Network Interface Card’s MAC address, Noise and Ping response time. While one can easily check these attributes of WiFi connection using any third-party network utility, most applications require users to bring up their main interface to view information regarding current Wi-Fi network. For instance, if you need to keep a check on ping response time, you either have to run Network Utility from Applications—>Utilities or use ping command in Terminal. Network Strength is a small application for Mac OS X that displays network strength (percentage), local and public IP address, MAC address, Noise and ping response time, all in menu bar. Read More

Change MAC Address To Bypass Network Usage Restrictions With DynaMAC

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MAC address, also known as Physical address of a system, assist network administrators to identify clients connected in LAN environment. Changing MAC address of (NIC) Network Interface Controller may come useful in situations where system admins filter out clients by their NICs MAC addresses instead of system IPs. For instance, if an extra security layer is added to the LAN network, system admins may easily identify unauthorized users by reading their MAC addresses even if they have already spoofed their IPs in order to gain access to one specific network group. To prevent this, you might need to change your physical address of NIC card. Moreover, some servers restrict their service usage by identifying periodic requests from same client, i.e same physical address of NIC card. In such a situation, DynaMAC can come useful to quickly bypass restrictions imposed by network admins and website owners to gain access to network and use online services. Read More

Find Out The MAC Address Of Your Windows Phone 7 Device [Guide]

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Media Access Control address, or MAC address as it is more commonly known as, is a way of authenticating if a device really belongs to a specific network or not. It also lets the network devices communicate with each other properly. It is your MAC address that tells your service provider if you are using a mobile device or a desktop and what sort of a device are you on. If you are a relatively advanced user then this can be pretty important for you. Unlike the previous versions of Windows for mobile phones, Windows Phone 7 lets you view your MAC address quite easily. Read More

Change MAC Address In Windows 7 With Win7 Mac Changer

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If you’re using applications which attempt to remove the restrictions but they often fail to bypass the accessing constraints, you probably need to change your NIC identification, also know as, MAC Address. The Media Access Control address is assigned by NIC manufacturers to network cards and is relatively difficult to change. Since it represents physical location of your node on the network, changing MAC address comes certainly useful to deceive location identification scripts which attempt to collect sensitive information for exploiting administrative rights. Read More

Collect MAC Addresses Of Remote PCs With EMCO MAC Address Scanner

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Media Access Control address, generally known as, MAC address is assigned by the manufactures of NIC (Network Interface Cards) cards. MAC address is however not required to perform basic remote operations over the connected nodes, but in some cases, such as, Wake-on-LAN actions demand MAC address to be specified before remotely control connected PCs on the network. Finding MAC address of PCs is rather simple and all it needs to have a MAC identifier to find the MAC address individually, but it becomes a tiring task when you’re dealing with hundreds of PCs under different workgroups. EMCO MAC Address Scanner is an advance MAC identifier for all the nodes connected across the network(s). It’s capable of initiating an in-depth node scanning process to find all the active and passive systems on your network in order to find their MAC addresses. Read More

Change Network MAC Address With Technitium MAC Address Changer

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MAC (Media Access Control) address spoofing can come useful in many situations. By changing MAC address, one can protect his/her system from system identification bots which look for MAC address to exploit network administrative privileges, fool freely available internet service in order to bypass network access and bandwidth usage restrictions, make system more secure by disguising MAC address or by replacing it with other NICs randomly generated MAC address for security purposes. Sadly, basic network tools are only for changing DHCP settings, switching between different network profiles, ping DNS servers, etc., therefore, you need to use a dedicated tool to change your Network Interface MAC address. Tecnitium MAC address Changer is developed to change your Network Interface Card (NIC) MAC address. You can choose NIC from the given list whose MAC address will replace your original MAC address. Read More

Turn On Your PC With Android Device via WiFi Network [WoWLAN]

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What is the first thing that an avid PC user does after, say, returning home from work? That’s right. He turns on his PC. If this holds true for you and if you own an Android device, then we have a tool designed just for you. Its called PCAutoWaker and it is available on the Android Market for free. The application uses the Wake-on-LAN networking standard to power on or “wake up” any computer connected to a predefined WiFi network. It can be configured to allow Individual stations to be powered on manually as well as automatically, as soon as the Android device connects to the WiFi network. So whenever you come back home, all you’ll have to do is connect your Android device to your local WiFi network while you’re at the door, and by the time you get to your room and your PC, it’ll be powered on and ready to be used. Read More

Change Your MAC Address To Avoid Bandwidth Limitations [Hack]

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Media Access Controller or (MAC) address is a unique identification serial number which is assigned to a network interface for communication over a network. Ryll MAC Editor is a tool that allows users to replace the MAC address of their computers. This can be particularly useful for people who often use free internet from public places that restrict bandwidth which can be utilized by each user. Channing the MAC address makes your system appear as a new user on the internet, hence, renewing your internet access after you have reached the bandwidth quota. Read More

Remote LAN Wake Up Tool

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Wake-On-Lan means to turn on any computer over the network by sending it a small command. Network Administrators usually use Wake-On-Lan tools to turn on computers over the network before accessing/repairing them. Jimmy’s Magic Packet is a simple tool that allows network administrators to quickly wake up any computer via the MAC Address.

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