ARPMiner

If you share your Internet connection with multiple users, you might want an efficient way to manage this operation, as performing this operation traditionally might sometimes fail and doesn't provide you with intuitive logging.

Among the third-party software solutions that can help you in the situation above there is ARPMiner, a simplistic application that features various functions that are relevant to your needs.

This application is designed to help you manage your shared Internet connection by controlling which users should access it in the first place. The main window encompasses a central section where you can view MAC addresses, IP addresses, usernames and expiration times for users and whether they're authorized or not.

If you want to create a hotspot, note that before you run the application on your computer, you need to launch the TekSpot executable within the root folder of the program and start the ARPMiner service.

If you're not satisfied with the default setup, you can perform certain adjustments by accessing the "Settings" tab in the main screen and navigating to the category you're interested in. You can choose from "Service Parameters," "NAT," "Authentication," "Accounting" and "Counters."

Here you can enable TLS, choose certificates for the server, specify the root directory, adjust the idle timeout, configure the controllers for public and private networks, encrypt passwords, blacklist endpoints, cache sessions, enable accounting and reset counters.

Aside from letting you manage your shared Internet connection in an easier way, this program can also provide you with a broad range of handy information regarding various events in the "Application Log" tab.

All the events are displayed along with their date, time, type and message, so you can easily identify whether there's something wrong going on or even extract a bit of useful info from the list.

All things considered, if you ever need assistance with sharing your Internet connection, you might give ARPMiner a try. It packs a simple interface, lets you adjust various parameters and logs every important event.