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      Top 10 Network Utilities

      By Gina Trapani, 12:00 PM on Fri Jun 8 2007, 118,082 views

      Looking at the history of computing, anyone can see that it wasn't until some brilliant folks connected a couple of computers together that the real fun began. Countless tools let you do all sorts of network trickery, many with their roots at the Unix command line. But forget arcane command line tools. Today we've picked out 10 of our favorite, free, point and click software applications and webapps that help you make the most of the giant web of connected computers that is your network.

      Lifehacker Top 10: Network utilities

      • 10. Angry IP Scanner (port scanner) 10. Angry IP Scanner (port scanner)
      • 9. MacFUSE (network drive mounter) 9. MacFUSE (network drive mounter)
      • 8. DynDNS (dynamic DNS) 8. DynDNS (dynamic DNS)
      • 7. NetMeter (bandwidth monitor) 7. NetMeter (bandwidth monitor)
      • 6. iStumbler (wireless network manager) 6. iStumbler (wireless network manager)
      • 5. Net Profiles (network-specific settings) 5. Net Profiles (network-specific settings)
      • 4. Synergy (virtual KVM) 4. Synergy (virtual KVM)
      • 3. WiPeer (P2P wireless) 3. WiPeer (P2P wireless)
      • 2. DD-WRT (router firmware) 2. DD-WRT (router firmware)
      • 1. Hamachi (VPN) 1. Hamachi (VPN)

      What did we miss? Chime in with your favorite useful network utility in the comments.

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