Network Mapper

Nmap (ver 5.35DC1) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

DNS Server Speed Analyser

DNS Benchmark (ver 1.3.6668.0) - Freeware

FTP Address Finder

FTP Finder (ver 2.0.5) - Abandoned Freeware

Server Header Reader

ID Serve (ver 1.02) - Abandoned Freeware

Network Packet Analyzer

Wireshark (ver 1.2.18) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

Network Monitoring

Bandwidth Usage Monitor

NetWorx (ver 5.2.7) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

Resource Sharing Monitor

ShareWatch (ver 1.0) - Abandoned Freeware

The "Connectivity Debugging" Protocols

CharGen

CharGen is a testing Protocol, used by a Client to verify if a connection path from a Server remains smooth under "long receive" conditions, such as might be encountered during a file download. When contacted, the Server responds by returning a continuous stream of repetitive ASCII character patterns back to the Client until aborted. Testing is typically performed using a VT100 terminal emulator (Port 19).

Discard

Discard is a testing Protocol, used by a Host to verify that it is currently capable of receiving a data packet. A Discard packet is safer than other types of packets, because although a successfully received data packet will be internally acknowledged as being received by the Host, the Host will then throw the packet away without further processing or sending a confirmation back to the sender. The unidirectional Discard packet is typically sent from a VT100 terminal emulator (Port 9).

Echo

Echo is a testing Protocol, used by a Client to verify that data corruption is not occurring over a connection loop. Data sent from the Client to the Server will be echoed back to the Client without alteration, so that a side-by-side comparison can be made between the sent and received data at the Client. Note that the Protocol does not involve itself with controlling packet prioritizing or routing. Testing is typically performed using a VT100 terminal emulator (Port 7).


Windows 2000 was the first Windows Operating System to successfully integrate Internet access. As such, with some tweaking and 3rd party Internet tool add-ons (none of which are "nannyware") available here, it is a suitable and stable Operating System for Hosting, or for Client and Peer-to-Peer resource accessing.

Frustration: Some of the Internet software being offered here has recently been INTENTIONALLY blocked by unscrupulous Internet Hosts in an attempt to force you into only using their whitelisted spyware software ("for your protection" they claim, hiding the fact that the software they are whitelisting opens unethical channels to make them more money).