Software for monitoring and optimizing networks

Network and LAN monitoring software

This page lists several LAN and netowork monitoring software products. The first two products and packet capture analyzers and the second one is a LAN discovery tool gathering hosts information on the network.

CommView software by TamoSoft Inc. CommView is a program for monitoring Internet and Local Area Network (LAN) that is capable of capturing and analyzing network packets. With CommView you can see the list of network connections, check IP statistics and examine individual network protocol packets.

Wireshark

Wireshark (previously called Ethereal) is a powerful, cross-platform network protocol analyzer. Wireshark''s powerful features make it the best tool for network troubleshooting, protocol development, and network education worldwide. It is cross-platform software, featuring both GUI and CLI interfaces and supports thorough analysis of hundreds of network protocols.

LANView Software

LANView is a powerful tool for local area networks administration. It can quickly gather the hosts information on the network. With LANView, capturing and analyzing network packets real time would be convenient. Additionally, you can also use it to scan port, broadcast messages, perform a remote shutdown, remote wake up, lookup network host, traceroute, monitor connections and much more.