AG Group Releases a Free Suite of IP Tools.WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1997--The AG Group Inc. releases AGNetTools(TM), a free IP utility suite available for Macintosh, Windows 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . AGNetTools includes the following IP tools under a single graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to : PING Pings Internet devices with a specified number of packets, timeout & time interval. Minimum, maximum & average response times are reported back. TRACEROUTE Traces the route packets take from your computer to any device with an IP address on the Internet. NAMELOOKUP Uses DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the to resolve names to addresses & addresses to names. FINGER Uses the finger protocol to get information about a user on a given server. WHOIS Uses the whois protocol to get whois information about the owner of a domain name. THROUGHPUT Tests for availability of resources (via FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to or HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ) on the Internet & calculates the time, size & speed of download. NAMESCAN Resolves names for a range of IP addresses. PORTSCAN Scans ports on a machine to find supported services, such as HTTP/telnet/FTP. PINGSCAN Pings a range of IP addresses to find out which addresses are currently in use. SERVICESCAN Scans a range of IP addresses for services, such as FTP/HTTP/telnet. NETWORKINFO Provides basic network information, including AppleTalk address, IP address, hardware address, etc. SERVICETABLE An option available from the View menu on Windows & the Edit menu The Edit menu is a menu found in most computer programs that handle files, text or images. It is often the second menu in the menu bar, next to the file menu. It most commonly contains commands relating to the handling of information, i.e. on the Mac allowing users to edit which services are on which ports (i.e. port 23 is telnet). Download AGNetTools http://www.aggroup.com/ To distribute AGNetTools on CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory , via a web/ftp site, etc. please email info@aggroup.com. About The AG Group Inc. The AG Group specializes in the development of powerful, cost-effective network management software solutions to troubleshoot, optimize and maintain mixed-platform, multi-protocol environments. We are dedicated to bringing superior technology, ease-of-use, value and flexibility to the Network Manager's desktop. AG Group product offerings include network protocol analyzers, traffic monitors and file sharing utilities, as well as network training and troubleshooting starter kits and video tapes. CONTACT: AG Group Inc. Nicole E. Martin, 510/937-7900 nicole@aggroup.com |
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