Feature Comparison Guide
As a developer of Internet Tools, I have gained a rich understanding
of how various IP tools work and discovered there are subtle but
important differences between IPNetMonitor and other similar looking
tools.
I created this page to describe what sets different IP tools apart.
As the developer of IPNetMonitor, it is natural for me to focus
on those areas that I feel are important and distinguish IPNetMonitor
from other implementations. Despite this freely acknowledged bias,
I have tried to be as objective as possible in comparing how the
tools actually work and what results you can expect. I leave it
to the reader to "see for yourself" and decide what matters
to you.
What Tools are Included
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IPNetMonitor |
AGNetTools |
Mac TCP Watcher |
OTTool |
WhatRoute |
Ping |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TraceRoute |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Name Lookup |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NSLookup |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
Mail Exchange (MX) |
Yes |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Whois |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
Yes |
Finger |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
Yes |
Network Info (TCP & AppleTalk) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Domain Name Scan |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
Ping Scan |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
Last Seen Scan |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Service Scan |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
Port Scan |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
TCP and UDP Echo |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
ICMP Logging |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
Subnet Calculator |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Throughput Plot (Monitor) |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Throughput tool |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
TCP Info |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
TCP Connection List |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Geographic Location Plot |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
Telnet Server (remote control) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
ICMP Ping
|
IPNetMonitor |
AGNetTools |
Mac TCP Watcher |
OTTool |
What Route |
1. |
Accurate Round
Trip Time (RTT) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
2. |
Detects
destination unreachable and reports reason |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
3. |
Simple
graphic design |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
4. |
Integration
with other tools |
Yes |
Some |
Some |
Some |
Some |
5. |
Multiple
Ping windows |
Yes |
Some |
Yes |
No |
No |
6. |
Built-in help for each tool. |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
TraceRoute
|
IPNetMonitor |
AGNetTools |
Mac TCP Watcher |
OTTool |
What Route |
1. |
Accurate Round Trip Time (RTT) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
2. |
Detects
destination unreachable and reports reason |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3. |
Simple
graphic design |
Yes |
Yes |
Some |
Some |
No |
4. |
Integration
with other tools |
Yes |
Some |
Some |
Some |
Some |
5. |
Multiple
Trace windows |
Yes |
Some |
Yes |
No |
No |
6. |
Asynchronous trace ahead |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
7. |
Provides average RTT for each hop |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
8. |
Can copy and paste results |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
9. |
Copied
results formatted for easy reading |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
10. |
Built-in help for each tool |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
To be continued... send comments to the author at
Product Reference
IPNetMonitor 2.5, Sustainable Softworks, http://www.sustworks.com,
trialware $30
AGNetTools 2.0, the ag group, inc., http://www.aggroup.com,
trialware $34.95
Mac TCP Watcher 2.0, Stairways Shareware, http://www.stairways.com,
shareware $10
OTTool 1.0B4, Neon Software, http://www.neon.com,
freeware
WhatRoute 1.5.0b5(PPC), Bryan Christianson, http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~bryanc/,
freeware
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