Networking and Admin

Most VPN clients people install are either consumer products meant to mask IP addresses for privacy and streaming, or open-source utilities like OpenVPN meant to […]

When network engineers need to know what is actually happening on a wire, they open Wireshark. It captures every packet that crosses the network interface, […]

A debugging proxy that lets you inspect and edit traffic is useful. One that lets you write a program deciding what happens to every request […]

Browse the internet safely and securely, thanks to Shadowsocsk. This application will help you connect to the internet using proxy websites with a high level […]

Learning network engineering used to require a rack of equipment in a spare room. GNS3 replaces that with a canvas where devices are dragged into […]

Want to know more about your network? With NetworkMiner, you’ll be able to attain information about your network, such as connected users and hosts. The […]

Knowing whether a connection is actually doing anything is a surprisingly persistent need. Something is downloading and nobody knows what, a page is slow and […]

Working out what is actually on a network used to mean pinging addresses one after another and waiting. Angry IP Scanner removes the waiting by […]

Moving a file from one machine to another in the same room is a problem people solve absurdly. They email it to themselves, upload it […]

Wireless networks are managed from a small panel that shows what is in range and lets you connect. WiFi Manager replaces that with a proper […]

Anybody administering several machines over a terminal connection meets the same irritation. Each session opens its own window, six sessions means six windows, and the […]

Two questions come up constantly on a small network. What is currently answering on this range of addresses, and which ports are open on a […]

Hercules SETUP is a versatile utility designed for serial port communication, debugging, and testing. Popular among developers, engineers, and IT professionals, this lightweight tool facilitates […]

Anybody responsible for more than a handful of machines ends up with a mess of saved connections, several programs open at once and credentials remembered […]

Anyone who manages more than a couple of remote servers eventually outgrows the one-window-per-connection life. Xshell is an SSH and terminal client built for exactly […]