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Iperf Alternatives For Windows

Iperf is the tool to go to when you need an idea of what your network throughput is, the thing is that it requires some use of the command line. Which some people may find challenging, but just because of that doesn't mean you don't have other options. From personal...
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Netcat in Windows – First Steps

Running Netcat in Windows is easier than I tough, the entire process consists of downloading a single .zip file named nc111nt.zip from here or from the local mirror here. Wikipedia has a nice entry with examples on Netcat. How To Unzip the file and move the resulting folder to a location where you...
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Monitor network latency with SmokePing

If you have ever manage network devices over long distance or even in a local area network you might want to keep an eye on the health of the network and the links they operate on. That's a very good reason for using SmokePing on the network, SmokePing can graph...
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Change NIC setting in Linux

If you ever find your self in need of changing or setting different parameters on a network interface then you need to install Ethtool. Basically you can set the duplex on a network interface and link speed among many other things. Do not dismiss Ethtool, I have found it to...
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