freeware by Famatech: Advanced IP Scanner and Advanced Port Scanner
October 2007 by Marc Jacob
Famatech, a provider of remote control software for enterprise and SOHO networks, presents two new freeware utilities intended for power users and system administrators: Advanced IP Scanner and Advanced Port Scanner.
Famatech has recently announced the availability of Radmin 3.0, the remote control software that combines helpdesk components, advanced remote control features and network monitoring in a single, integrated application, which is extremely fast, secure and robust.
Advanced IP and Port Scanners increase Radmin functionalities.
– Advanced IP Scanner
Advanced IP Scanner is a fast, robust and easy to use LAN scanner for Windows. The program scans specified IP range, retrieves information about all computers and reports if any of the computers is turned on. Powered with multithreading scan engine, Advanced IP scanner can scan a large network in seconds, even on a slow modem connection. Intended for power users and system administrators, this freeware utility can help maintain, troubleshoot and inspect networks of any size, offering a list of handy built-in tools for common tasks.
Advanced IP Scanner functionality includes:
Multithreaded network scanner that can scan a large network in seconds
Scanning hundreds computers at once, Advanced IP Scanner can achieve maximum scan speed. Multithreaded scan also greatly speeds up the process if a connection is slow, for example a modem one.
Fully configurable scan speed and quality
Number of threads, scan timeout and retries can be configured by the end user to produce best performance on his computer.
Ability to retrieve computer network information: NetBIOS names, MAC address etc.
Network information can be retrieved automatically during scan or manually for selected computers.
Remote computer shutdown and wake-on-lan
Advanced IP Scanner can switch off, put to sleep and wake single or multiple computers.
Launch common task for found computers: explorer, telnet, http etc.
Each scanned computer can be connected via ‘Explorer’, Telnet or HTTP from it’s context menu, speeding up and easing network maintenance tasks.
Radmin integration allows connecting to a remote computer if Radmin is installed
If Radmin is installed on local a computer, Advanced IP Scanner can automatically connect to any scanned computer via Radmin server. Different connection modes are supported.
Organize and re-scan lists of computers with customizable appearance and comments
Advanced IP Scanner can save, edit and automatically load list of computers to scan, allowing performing the same scan in no time.
Ability to save, load and export scan results
Scan results can be saved in ‘tab delimited format’ for using in other programs such as Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet software.
– Advanced Port Scanner
Advanced Port Scanner - small, fast, robust and easy-to use port scanner. The program scans specified port range, retrieves information about all ports and reports if there are any services turned on.
Advanced Port Scanner functionality includes:
Fully configurable Port Scan
Number of threads, scan timeout and retries can be configured by the end user to produce best performance on his computer.
Multithreaded port scanner that can scan a large number of ports in seconds
Scanning hundreds of ports at once, Advanced Port Scanner can achieve maximum scan speed. Multithreaded scan also greatly speeds up the process if a connection is slow, for example a modem one.
Ability to export scan results
Scan results can be saved in ‘tab delimited format’ for using in other programs such as Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet software.
Typical Advanced IP and Port Scanners uses
The two freeware can be used as a network administrator tool or as a power user toolbox:
1. Network administrator tool. Fast multithreaded port and IP scanners allow system administrators to check network status or remote devices in few seconds. Ability to retrieve NetBIOS information from all running computers produces a complete image of corporate network. Built-in shortcuts let technicians connect to some problematic computers in question in few mouse clicks. Integration with the award-winning remote control solution - Radmin - enables the user to instantly control the available computers. And ability to perform ‘sleep’ and ‘wake’ commands on any computers on the network completes the handy freeware solution for fast and easy network management.
2. Power user toolbox. Friendly and easy to use interface allows users to scan their local networks for active workstations, open ports, check computers availability and troubleshoot problems. Special optimization for slow modem connection allows home users to check remote networks at highest possible speed.