IPNetMonitor Reviewer's 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
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AGNetTools
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Mac TCP Watcher
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OTTool
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WhatRoute
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Ping
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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TraceRoute
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Name Lookup
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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NSLookup
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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Yes
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Mail Exchange (MX)
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Yes
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-
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-
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Yes
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Yes
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Whois
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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-
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Yes
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Finger
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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-
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Yes
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Network Info (TCP & AppleTalk)
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-
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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Domain Name Scan
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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-
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Ping Scan
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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Last Seen Scan
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Service Scan
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-
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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Port Scan
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-
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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TCP and UDP Echo
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-
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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-
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ICMP Logging
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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Yes
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Subnet Calculator
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Throughput Plot (Monitor)
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Throughput tool
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-
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Yes
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-
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-
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-
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TCP Info
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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-
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-
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TCP Connection List
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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-
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-
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Geographic Location Plot
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Yes
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Telnet Server (remote control)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Yes
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ICMP Ping
TraceRoute
To be continued... send comments to the author at
Product Reference
IPNetMonitor 1.8, Sustainable Softworks, http://www.sustworks.com, trialware $20
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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