Advanced IP Scanner enumerates the used IP addresses on your network and also allows limited remote control. Free IP scanners abound, and most will tell you what’s attached to your network. But if you ...

Let’s assume that you have a small office with ten or fifteen computers, and all the machines have different IP addresses. Or, let’s presume that you have a big office and you have more than fifty or ...

MiTeC Network Scanner is a free multi-threaded ICMP, Port, IP, NetBIOS, ActiveDirectory and SNMP scanner with advanced features. The program performs ping sweep, scans for opened TCP and UDP ports, ...

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nmap, the open-source network mapping tool that became the standard used by many IT professionals, but that can be a bit much if you only need to do general ...

Two weeks ago in part 2 of the indispensables series I made mention of a network scanning app called iNet Network Scanner. I’ve used this app on my Mac for years and love it, but it also comes in two ...

You keep your device’s operating systems updated. You’re using internet security software. You’re pretty savvy about not falling for online scams. Even so, malware and cybercriminals can still get ...

Knowing what services are running on your systems, and being able to identify if and when any of those services change, is the first step in securing your netwsork. Many tools can accomplish this, but ...

(Internet Protocol address) The address of a connected device in a TCP/IP network, which is the worldwide standard both in-house and on the Internet. Every desktop and laptop computer, server, scanner ...