NetView 2.94

Here are some key features of "NetView":

· Using of file where all network information is stored and regular rechecking of hosts's state by PING, port scaning and sending ARP requests allows to see ALL computers of network even if usual network browsing is not correctly functioning. You can adjust program setting to achive maximum starting-up speed or even start it as service.
· Plug-ins support. As result - practically unlimited possibilities of the extention of the program. Some small plug-ins are installed with NetView, other you can find on the web-site
· Support pascal-like scripts using most of the possibilities of the plug-ins API interface. Innerfuse Pascal Script Engine is used .
· There is API for referencing to given NetView from outside programs. Also NetView allows other program to keep absolutely any information about hosts due to special organizations of hostlist.
· Can work as service under Windows 2000/XP/2003. No additional programs is required for installing NetView as service - this possibility is included in the preferences window of NetView.
· Can be used as tool for creation network map. NetView can show hosts as animated or static images (gif and bmp formats supported) placed on any background image. You can also add colored lines and rectangle areas on the map and set any texture on background.
· Can open hosts by their names or IP addresses wich can be much faster on some systems like Windows 2000.
· Can open also HTTP and supports FTP transparently as NETBIOS when searching resources or files.
· You can set individual settings for checking hosts states (using ping, port scanning, or simple dependency on the state of another host
· Popup menu Shares with the list of shares and 1st level FTP foders on the host. Quick and very handy when browsing network.
· Use can get much information (like IP and MAC addresses, LanMan information, opened ports) about any host using right-click/Properties.
· Opening of the computer occurs in different thread to prevent locking of the program interface
· NetView can recheck states of the hosts every specified time interval.
· You can monitor different services or simple state of the hosts by choosing what ports should be scanned on recheck or simple use pinging host to determine is it online.
· Program can be minimized to the system notification area (near tray-clock).
· Can display hosts in different color depends on its states.
· Built-in NetSearcher - searcher of the files and folders on the network NETBIOS and FTP resources. Can generate filelist in HTML or any other kind (templates and scripts support) - you can orginize global LAN searching engine using NetView NetSearcher.
· Built-in NetWatcher - monitor of NETBIOS connections with possibility of logging all resources accessing and manual and automatical kicking-out undesirable users.
· You can quickly hide\open shared resources.
· NetWork Scaner wich can scan ranges of IPs with many scan modes - TCP, UDP, PING, ARP, DNS quering. You can find all hosts of you network with it and then add they to the main hostlist using context-menu.
· IP logger show all opened ports and estabilished connections, can also logs they to the file.
· PortListener (not work on 9x) - this tool can be used as simple detector of port scanning. Scan chaser will powerfully obstruct hacker's life. PortListener can start scripts to serve connections and emluate services or trojans. Also this feature can be used to write your own implementation services. By the way simple HTTP server script is included with NetView. It can be used to access HTTP resources (HTML pages, files for downlod) on your computer from remote hosts.
· Terminal can be used to connect to remote ports then send and receive data via TCP connection. It supports scripts.
· ShareScaner quickly creates full NETBIOS and FTP network resources list
· NetMessenger - is GUI substitute for command line "net send" with some extra features.
· TraceRoute - simple GUI tracert with advanced possibility to trace route by sending TCP SYN packets.
· You can view hostlist as detailed grid, list, visual map or even automatically create route-map (using traceroute)
· Port mapper - simple tool, allowing redirect connections to specified ports from your computer to another with logging of all transferred data.