BePing

You can easily tell your favorite websites by the way they look, or more importantly, by name. However, the computer recognizes them through the IP address, which can easily be translated into something you understand. In this regard, network administrators can easily check status of domains or target addresses with BePing.

In terms of visuals, the application sports a clean, fresh design, with a side navigation panel for all areas you can access, while the rest of the space puts corresponding functions at your disposal. Accommodation is a walk in the park for individuals of all levels of experience, especially because of the thorough helps and details found in every section, so you don’t get stuck along the way.

As the name might suggest, one of the first things you can do is ping, which is a common operation often used to check whether or not a target address is alive. The address field can be filled in either with a URL, or IP, depending on what you know. You can write down number of bytes to send in a package, and the amount of ping attempts.

There’s the possibility to trace route, which displays all related addresses starting with the one you point at. In a similar manner, you can use the whois lookup tool, which also comes with a server selection, in case you have a preferred one to use.

In case you stumbled upon some addresses of interest, these can be converted to domain names, or IP, depending on the info you have. Most results are shown in a text field, from where it’s possible to grab all details of interest, by copying them to clipboard. A report can be generated at the press of a button, but all exporting needs to be manually performed, because of the lack of such a built-in function.

BePing is a lightweight application, but well-developed, allowing you to perform quite the number of IP tracing operations. You get familiar with all functions from the first few seconds of use, while scanners allow you to work with both IP addresses and URLs, with results shown in a short time.