Best Free Software Collection

Who Is Connected? allows you to monitor and manage your local area network connections. It shows you which users are currently connected, and allows you to view details about what files/folders are used, connection time and more. Read the rest of this entry »

A free host monitoring program. Its purpose is to periodically “ping” a remote host and provide a simple and unobtrusive way to report to you that the host is up or down. Read the rest of this entry »

Look4 is a handy networking tool that allows you to watch for people or machines that sign on or off the LAN. Simply enter the username, IP or computer name you want to monitor and the program will alert you when the user logs on with an option to send a message. Read the rest of this entry »

PingLog can be used as a server or connection monitor. It allows you to specify an IP address and will then ping the given IP every X seconds. IN addition, it keeps detailed statistics about availability, downtime, total downtime and more. Read the rest of this entry »

ShareWatch allows you to monitor your network shares and see who is connected and what files they are accessing. It allows you to disconnect any file, user, computer, or share and supports detailed user lookup via address book. Read the rest of this entry »

xCAT IP Monitor is a small and simple network monitor that allows you to monitor the status of up to 10 IP addresses (not domain names). You can choose to check them every X minutes and the status display will show a red indicator if an IP cannot be reached. Read the rest of this entry »

LinkMonitor is a simple host monitor that allows you to monitor a single host and alerts you if it becomes unavailable. The program can run in the system tray, changes icon color on failure and can also alert you via sound. Read the rest of this entry »

MZL & Novatech TrafficStatistic allows you to monitor and log your Ethernet traffic statistics, and provides a detailed breakdown on daily usage, as well as per service and target host. If your Internet connection has a bandwidth limit, you can also configure the program to provide you with details and remaining bandwidth for the current billing period. Read the rest of this entry »