Ninja Scanner

Ninja Scanner is a handy tool for any network administrator, providing a simple and quick way to check the availability of a port for a given IP address or host. Delivered inside a lightweight package, it enables you to quickly view the status of a TCP port.

While it is not mainly intended for beginners, the application is very easy to use, thanks to its intuitive layout and forthright options. The interface consists of a single window where all the options are comprised, with no additional menus to deal with.

The minimalistic GUI only includes two dedicated fields for entering the name of the host you want the application to process or the desired IP address. Below, you must provide the number of the port to analyze.

As soon as the 'Scan' button is pressed, Ninja Scanner starts analyzing the port status and returns the result within a popup window, telling you whether the port is closed or opened.

Unlike other applications from the same category, Ninja Scanner can only scan a port at a time. It does not provide options to select multiple ports or to find opened ports for a specific Windows workstation.

In addition to this, it only allows you to enter a single host name or IP address, while other similar utilities can scan a configured port range of addresses.

Ninja Scanner can prove useful if you want a quick way to find out whether a port is opened or closed. However, it does not come with options to analyze more than a single IP address, which might be an inconvenience to some users. While it is very easy to work with, this does not make up for the lack of flexibility.