DHCP is great for getting machines on the network with a minimum of fuss. However, it can also make remote administration a pain because you never know which IP you’re supposed to be SSHing into.

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 ...

My home and home lab network are a mess. Over the years, connecting my lab's physical and virtual machines (VMs), SAN, NAS, and other projects using various network switches, and routers have become a ...

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 ...

If you’re a network administrator for a small network, you canuse all the automated tools you can round up. Keeping track ofevery device on your network and key information about each can bea daunting ...

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, ...

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 ...

Free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS and SNMP scanner with a modern interface and many advanced features. It is intended for both system administrators and general users interested in computer security.

iNet Network Scanner fills multiple Local Area Network (LAN) niches that Apple left empty of easy-to-use tools. How can you quickly see all the devices on your network, the services they make ...