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Best Free VPN Services To Anonymize IP & Secure Internet Connection

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Last week, we discussed the advantages of virtual private network over leased line-based private and hybrid networks, VPN tunneling technologies and types, and also showed you a simple way of creating a VPN connection. Apart from encrypting the communication, VPN is also used as an alternative to proxy servers to secure the communication between two clients & client and server, on a network. One of the reasons why most users prefer using VPN service instead of proxy server, is that, VPN provides strong encryption, and in some cases, multi-hopping connectivity, making it very difficult for external sources to trace down the connected systems. This VPN-provided anonymity lets users access region-restricted websites, data portals, content sharing platforms etc, from any part of the world. In this post, we will look at VPN services that you can use to anonymize the connection as well as secure the communication. Read More

NirLauncher: Launch Any Nirsoft Application With This All-In-One Suite

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We have previously covered a number of applications developed by Nirsoft, all of which have come from a developer named Nir Sofer. Nirsoft has always provided top quality software that have helped many advanced and novice users to perform laborious tasks easily, recover passwords, manage network connections, fix system issues and much more. Now, Nirsoft has released an application suite which contains all the useful Nirsoft applications, known as NirLauncher. It is a portable application that can be used to launch any Nirsoft application, and to get detailed information about each program present within the launcher. Read More

What Is VPN & Tunneling; How To Create And Connect To VPN Network [Beginner's Guide]

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When it comes to deploying a highly secured and reliable data transmission system to meet the inter-organization and intra-organization communication needs, most organizations choose to adapt one among 3 types of networking techniques; Private Network, Hybrid Network and Virtual Private Network. In this post, we will look at each network type, and discuss Virtual Private Network, VPN tunneling, techniques & types of VPN and how to create and setup a VPN network. Read More

Receive Periodic Screenshots Of A Remote System With Network Spy

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Network Spy is an open source application that provides the option to remotely monitor a system by receiving periodic screenshots of the desktop. This application can be used by both novice and advanced users for various reasons. The screenshots from a remote PC can be used for parental monitoring, to keep an eye on employees in a company, and to monitor a server. For example, if you are running updates on a server, you might be interested in periodically checking the progress of the updates. This can help system administrators avoid continually logging into a server via remote desktop to view server status. Likewise, you can also learn if a server is encountering errors by receiving screenshots. Read More

Network Uptime Analyzer: Get Network Uptime & Energy Consumption Stats

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Network Uptime Analyzer is a portable network monitoring application for analyzing network load and gathering statistics about connected PCs, servers and devices that have an IP address allocated to them. It can monitor computers and numerous network devices from both a Workgroup, and via the Active Directory. Moreover, it provides detailed information about energy consumption of each device, and generates reports about energy costs, energy consumption and production. Read More

Real Network Monitor: Monitor Internet Traffic & Benchmark The Connection

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Monitoring in bound and out bound internet  traffic plays an integral role for network administrators. As various viruses, trojans, spywares, malwares and other malicious threats can harm the computer, it is advisable to keep an eye on your network. Thankfully, we have various software programs at our disposable that does the job. One software solution that i stumbled upon is Real Network Monitor.  The application is portable, and monitors the internet traffic and displays the received local IP’s. It is compatible with all adapters, including Dialup, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless Connections. This nifty little piece of software lets you view the properties of the current adapter, such as Download Speed, Upload Speed, Maximum Download Speed, Maximum Upload Speed etc. This can help to rectify the problem if you see some abnormalities in your traffic. In addition, you can benchmark your internet connection by performing a speed test for Bits Speed, Bytes Speed and Ping Latency Time. Read More

Visual TraceRoute Creates Network Trace Route Graph To Fix Connectivity Issues

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tracert is a Windows Command Line tool to trace route for a given remote location. It helps network administrators check the complete path of requested data, and total time it takes to reach the final destination. WhatsUp Visual TraceRoute is a GUI based application that plots route information on animated graphs, and displays detailed statistics to assist users in identifying connectivity issues across the network. It  provides trace data in the form of a topology map, while displaying response time info hop-by-hop from start to finish. Additionally, you can perform trace route command for ICMP, UDP, and TCP protocols. Read More

Transfer On LAN: Easily Transfer Files Between Systems Running Different OS In Network

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If you are moving or copying files from one location to another, the process is fairly simple, all you have to do is use the copy/move and paste operation to get the job done. Transferring files between two computers is also quite easy, but only when they are running the same operating systems. In a heterogeneous network environment, one has to configure numerous sharing options to ensure seamless file sharing between systems running different operating systems. In this hectic and busy life, no one has the time to configure complicated settings to get the things worked and everyone is looking for rather simple solutions, for everyday computer work. We have found a handy solution that might help you out in transferring files between computers with distinct OS environment. Labelled as Transfer on LAN, it is a cross-platform utility that allows users to transfer files without having to configure any type of file sharing options, and therefore suitable for heterogeneous network environment. The application lets you specify custom computer identification name for sharing files with others. Additionally, it comes with an option to hide system name from its list, so that other connected clients can't identify your system. More details after the jump. Read More

CodeTwo NetCalendars: Create Group Calendar To Let Network Users Collaborate On Tasks

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Need to share details of office appointments, events, meetings and work schedule with your team members but don’t want the fuss of having to manually manage and update each event? CodeTwo NetCalendars is an application to streamline the management of office appointments, events and schedules that you want to share with others. It lets you create a group calendar, which can be accessed by your team members connected on network. Not only can you share the calendar with others, but you can also allow your team to work on it at the same time. Once the calendar is shared on network, users can access it, make changes to events, create new events and update the existing appointments. It automatically syncs all the changes made to calendars, so that you won’t have to manually open the calendar from shared location to view the latest event details. Read More

Monitor Network Bandwidth Usage In Ubuntu Linux With NTM

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NTM (Network Traffic Monitor) is an open source network traffic monitoring application for Linux-based operating systems, which displays network bandwidth usage by integrating with the default Network Monitor. It does not require root privileges to function, and can be configured to disconnect when a user-defined threshold is reached. NTM is useful for users who may have an internet connection with bandwidth limit imposed by their ISP. Read More

HyperTrace Is GUI Alternative Of Windows tracert Command

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Windows tracert is a CLI based network diagnostic tool which helps system admins trace route for a given network location. It also shows the time it takes to traverse each machine with its IP address to calculate the total access time for defined host. If you find it tedious to open CMD (Command Line Interpreter) every time just to trace the route for a certain network locations, HyperTrace is a solid pick. It’s a GUI alternative to tracert command which lets you quickly trace route. Unlike tracert, HyperTrace quickly provides the trace route information along with data packet loss details to help users resolve the connectivity issues. It displays network hops, machine names with their location, response time, and route TTL. Read More

OsTrack: Monitor Mac OS X System Resource Usage With Complete Overview

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Unlike Windows, where one can easily find out CPU, Memory and Network bandwidth usage of installed applications, Mac OS X users often struggle to get such information out of their systems. Although, the built-in Mac OS X Activity Monitor displays all the currently running applications and other system and user processes along with their CPU and Memory usage, it doesn’t include an option to easily sift through the list or to filter the details. OsTrack is a freshly baked, advance system monitoring full-screen application for Mac OS X which lets you inspect CPU, memory, and network bandwidth usage for all the currently active applications and analyze the extracted information for 4 major time intervals; 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, and 60 days. OsTrack keeps a track of applications which consume much of your CPU and RAM while allowing you to find out all those programs and services which surreptitiously utilize network bandwidth. Read More

Create Complete Network Planning & Administration Models With Prime

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Creating network inventories or network planning and administration layout models can be difficult. In my last job, I had to manage the inventory of more than 250 systems and network devices using an excel sheet designated by the senior network admin. As the inventory required periodic updates, it meant that each change had to be entered after identifying the system from the device tags mentioned in the Excel sheets. When making network models things can be even more complex than managing an inventory. This is because many models are either hand drawn or created using a CAD software which can be difficuilt to ammend. For instance CAD applications require expert designers to graft models and to alter them. Read More

Mouse without Borders Controls Upto 4 PCs With Single Keyboard & Mouse

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Mouse without Borders is an application developed by Microsoft Garage which lets you share mouse and keyboard with your PCs connected on a network. The advantage of Mouse without Borders over Synergy is that you can share your mouse with 4 computers on the network without having to go through complex procedure of naming and then setting up screen positions. Unlike Synergy and other peripheral sharing applications, it includes some worthwhile screen sharing features, such as, send screenshot to connected PCs, get captured screen areas from other clients, disable screensaver on connected PCs, copy and paste items or drag & drop files between configured PCs, and lock screen of any connected PCs. Read More

QCopy – Copy Files Across A Network With Pause / Resume Functionality

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QCopy is a handy tool for copying files across wireless and wired networks. Although, QCopy can also be used to copy files to and from a local drive, its main ability is to copy files in bulk to a network location and to pause or resume copying tasks to suit your needs. For example, you can add heavy files to the queue and pause the file copying process when working on important tasks and resume it when the system is idle. This way you can copy files across network locations without having to wait for the copying process to complete and avoid system hangs which may occur during work when heavy files are being copied. Read More

Sniff Network Traffic, Capture Files, Images & Web Sessions With York

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Network sniffing tools provides system admins with a convenient GUI-based frontend for numerous complex commands which are used to fetch information related to clients’ data send and receive requests. Network sniffers actually do nothing except consistently observe requests being routed through network, so their responses can be sniffed before or after they reach the client PCs. If you’re looking for a tool which not only enables you to log source and destination information and network data size but passwords, files, web sessions, and images as well, try out York. Read More

Share Clipboard With PCs Connected In LAN Using dTIE

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dTIE is tiny network tool for small and medium size LAN environment which enables clients to share text and images (clipboard) with others in a snap. The application is developed to make sharing same content across all the client systems easier. In a server-client network environment, a centralized storage system and direct access to clients is available but this doesn’t let users quickly share their clipboard content with others. dTIE is quite different from other network content sharing tools. When you use Ctrl+Enter hotkey combination after copying text and image to Windows clipboard, it automatically starts sending the clipboard content to all DTIE configured and active clients on network. Read More

DAAT Is A Centralized Console For Executing Tasks Remotely

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DAAT is a portable JavaScript application which is designed to provide access to remote devices through the means of command executions, and remote access resources such as Remote Desktop, Network Shared folders, and other remote access applications which can be managed using the centralized console. Using DAAT, you can manage different types of network devices including clients, servers, routers and the like. DAAT makes it easy to add network devices, shared folders, and application shortcuts to a centralized management console for quick access and remote management of tasks. Read More

Monitor Network Bandwidth And Port-Occupying System Processes

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We have reviewed many network traffic monitoring applications. While some of them provide details about bandwidth usage, such as, BitMeter OS, others like SmartSniff inspect network traffic which passes through a network adapter. When monitoring the network, one may need more information than merely just the bandwidth usage, or number of associated connections. Free Process Traffic Monitor is a network application for PCs, servers, and individual interfaces, which monitors the traffic of all the port-occupying processes. Not does it only display incoming and outgoing traffic usage (of a client, server computer or network interface) but also lists and displays performance metrics of the concerned processes. It calculates traffic generated by each process by mapping the traffic of the ports being used by them.  The tool provides traffic usage and process details by logically grouping relevant information. The primary information of Process Traffic Monitor is displayed in two separate tabs, namely, Interface Traffic and Process Traffic tabs. Read More