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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2000 12:24 pm Post subject:

Hey everyone, there's a couple of programs that I've been using for a while now to monitor my connection statistics, etc and was wondering if any of you know/use them. I use a little program (approx 250k) called NetStat Live by Analog X (http://www.analogx.com) that will display your current, average, and maximum (attained) incoming and outgoing bandwidth statistics, as well as monitoring your total CPU usage. It also lets you ping a remote host and will give you basic trace and ping statistics.

Another program that I use is called Naviscope (http://www.naviscope.com) and it will give you much more detailed ping and trace statistics. But, it also offers some features like clock correction via atomic clock, DNS address caching, page prefetching, advertising and popup blocking, and the ability to copy any URL from IE (netscape's supported too, but I don't use it) to the clipboard, including 'hidden' URL's to files like those found on sites such as Juston.

Basically what I was wondering was if anyone else knows of/uses these programs, or if there is any other software along these lines that is better (maybe offers a good all-in-one package).

Comments/suggestions?

SDGR406

Stray Dog Joined: 25 Nov 2000 Posts: 16 Location: USA

Dude! I don't know about anybody else here, but you have just answered my prayers! I have been depending on the Bandwidth speedtest on MSN, and we all know that it lies.

I am off to download these programs now, sorry can't talk Very Happy

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2000 3:39 pm Post subject:

I'll have to check them out. Would love to know what my actual DSL speed is. (Although I do get some great pings in Counter-Strike and Fronline Force Very Happy

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How about programs for the network. What's a good diagnostic/sniffer program. At work, we use a Dolsch sniffer. It's a portable computer that takes full size cards. Looks like an original laptop. It's a great sniffer, but I kind of wanted some utilities for my laptop. Any suggestions? Thanks.

-Geekboy

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2000 8:33 pm Post subject:

Hehe, I was hoping to get some suggestions myself! Wink Smile

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I'm not too up on the network side of things myself (I personally don't run one) so I don't know that I can really help you with sniffers and such. Anyways, I did a little searching and here's some links I came across. Again, I don't know how much help they'll be.

http://www.robertgraham.com/pubs/sniffing-faq.html (haven't had time to go through this but looks informative)
http://clevertools.master.com/texis/master/search/?s=SS&q=sniffer
http://www.programfiles.com/index.asp?ID=6780
http://www.sniffer.com/asp_set/products/tnv/intro.asp
http://packetstorm.securify.com/sniffers/ (damn! enough programs here?)
http://www.davecentral.com/14846.html (Win Sniffer)
http://www.mycert.mimos.my/resource/sniffer.htm

OK, I believe I've posted enough s@#t for now. Hope this stuff is acurate...definitely looks interesting. I'm gonna check this stuff out myself.

SDGR406

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2000 5:23 pm Post subject:

Cool, I'll check them out and let you know. Besides, I got nothing better to do at work tomorrow! :-D

-Geekboy

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2000 7:51 pm Post subject:

I've used the analog x POW pop up window killer for a while now.
very good stuff. gonna try the netstat live and test my dsl. Tongue Smile

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