It is sometimes required to issue a ping or tracert command to identify the source for a slow Internet connection or no connection to a server at all. I usually use those commands when I notice that websites that I own run slow or are not responsive at all. This can also be useful if you are a gamer and want to test your ping to a game server or find out how your connection is routed to the server. Several companies, like Blizzard for instance, request a tracert and ping before they even look in the matter.
Most operating systems have those tools on board and it is normally not required to use an external tool. Many users however do not like to work with the command line in Windows and prefer a graphical user interface instead. Many also have difficulties issuing the correct commands, e.g. finding out how to save the result in a text document automatically.
eToolz is a collection of network and Internet tools that provides a graphical interface for several common commands. This includes ping and tracert but also DNS and whois lookups, mail checks, the retrieval of http headers, time synchronization, pagerank check and list with useful information (default ports, domain extensions).
Most functions come with several options. It is for instance possible to select one of six whois databases, define timeouts, ping counts or the maximum amount of hops of a tracert. Every echo in the program can be copied normally. Five languages are supported: German, English, French, Portuguese and Dutch although a few of the information are still not translated and therefor in German.
The developer of the product uses Google Translate to provide an English version of the homepage, ever heard of Nazi lookups ? Yeah, me neither.
Related posts:
- Internet Connection Reliability Test
- Monitoring Internet Reachability in Real-Time
- Troubleshoot networking problems with GNOME’s Nettools
- WebHopper Internet Traceroute Tool
- Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset
- Port Scanning Networking Tool SuperScan
- Ways to check if a website is really down
- Matt’s System Helper Outer
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