Network Check Suite

Sure enough most computers are connected to the Internet, and all of them can be identified by a specific set of details, with a common one being the IP. Network administrators need to know the exact state of PCs in administration, and one tool to help in this regard is Network Check Suite, which can analyze data packets from multiple interfaces.

One of the application’s main advantages is portability, saving you the time and effort needed to go through a setup process. It can be stored and carried around on a USB flash drive to be used on other computers with little effort. Note that the target PC needs to be fitted with .NET Framework, and WinPcap for the program to work.

The application bundles together a couple of different tools, depending on the type of info you want to gather. Split in separate tabs, there’s enough space to work with ICMP or the Ping tools, as well as TCP/IP scanning. However, you first need to select the network interface to use, with the possibility to pick multiple ones, including from virtual machines.

The ping tool is pretty straightforward. There’s an input field you need to fill in with either the website address or computer IP address. The operation starts at the press of a button, with response time shown in milliseconds. Sadly, only one answer is logged and shown at a time, and you can only ping one host at a time.

Using the TCP/IP scanner requires input in a similar manner, but web addresses are not accepted here. Gathered details are shown in two tables, such as host and bad packets. You can filter according to column headers, which can mean IP, host name, input and output data in packets, bytes, and ports. However, details can’t be exported.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Network Check Suite is a straightforward tool which enables you to ping a specific host, and find out more details about data transfers. It can be used on the go, while the overall design is intuitive. However, it would have been useful to see at least simple export options.