Network/IP Scanner Shared Resources

Network/IP Scanner Shared Resources is a program with a pretty self-explanatory name, as it lets you locate shared resources on available workstations over your network. It mainly caters to network administrators and other power users.

This is a portable piece of software, so installing Network/IP Scanner Shared Resources is not necessary. You can simply drop the program files anywhere on the hard disk and run the executable immediately.

It is also possible to move the app to a USB flash drive or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any computer with minimum effort.

An important aspect worth mentioning is that the utility does not add new entries to the Windows Registry, Start menu or other areas on the computer.

The GUI is clean and well-organized, letting you start the scanning procedure on the spot. Results shows the IP address, DNS name and resources for each active workstation in your LAN.

You can open the resources location of a selected machine in Explorer or copy file paths to the Clipboard, use a search function when handling large amounts of data, and clear results.

The program configuration can be made from the Options area, where it is possible to pick the network adapters, specify the TCP requests per second, maximum threads and source port number, as well as show special resources, printers and free computers, among others fields.

The straightforward utility has a light impact on the system performance, using a minimum quantity of CPU and RAM. It is very responsive to commands and retrieves data rapidly and error-free. We have not come across any difficulties in our testing, as Network/IP Scanner Shared Resources did not hang or crash. With the help of the intuitive layout and features, users should experience no kind of problems when working with this tool.