Ping Thing

When working at the same time with multiple connected computers with valid IP addresses, it's hard to keep track of each one's status.

However, with the help of specialized tools, like Ping Thing, you can easily manage specific computers or printers that have the tendency of crashing, using their IP address, and reboot them if necessary.

The interface consists of a small two-buttoned panel whose skin can be changed from the settings. The toolbar can be moved to any location within the screen. To access the context menu, simply right-click on the icon. Some predefined themes you can choose from are darkness, media 9, retro, tini, or swift.

Each button is linked to one device, while the color shows the status: stopped (red) and running (green). By hovering the mouse over the devices, you can view their names, IP addresses and status.

It's possible to add as many devices as you want, by inputting their name and IP address. From the same window, you can enable notifications if the disk space becomes full.

Plus, automatic schedules may be established at a particular day and time of the week. You can lock the bar on top of other apps for easy access, and change its position to vertical or horizontal. The tool lets you reboot specific devices or all of them at once.

From the properties, you can modify the ping interval, threshold, as well as schedule files to open on PC failure or reboot. You can set and personalize sound alarms, and send SMS to your mobile to get notified when you are not nearby your PC.

Taking everything into account, Ping Thing is a reliable and intuitive application designed to aid you in easily rebooting unresponsive devices, like PCs or printers using their IP addresses, as long as they are connected to your local network.