Remotely manage users, processes, bandwidth and transfer files to and from computers on a local network.
LanTool is a freeware networking app and developed by n37-dev for Windows. It's pretty powerful.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Assisting network administration, bandwidth, remote shutdown
LanTool is a handy application meant to assist network administrators, suite both for home and corporate usage, including Internet cafes and other similar environments.
Local area networks are difficult and stressful to manage. Especially in organizations that have practically non-existent IT support. LanTool can help with such tasks, and because it runs as a system service, it is available even before a user logs in.
Incorporating a compact design and yielding a low memory footprint, LanTool offers unrivaled performance, and allows easy access to information on your Windows-based network.
LanTool supports features like, remote shutdowns, restarts or session locking workstations, logging off users or snapshots of currently active computers on the network.
Furthermore, useful information is available such as username of person logged on to a particular machine, idle time, MAC address, IP addresses, system uptime, processes running, etc.
You can also use this program to transfer files on the network and it is a huge improvement over the standard means provided by the operating system.
The file transfer is more reliable for example with the resume and throttle features, more flexible in allowing broadcasting of a file to all the computers on the network, the ability to set the way the network bandwidth is to be used during transfers with LanTool's traffic modelling feature.
The program also supports network inventory features, find out what hardware is connected to a remote machine, applications installed, and useful information about your network adapters, such as packets sent, errors.
Features of LanTool
- Bandwidth tests between two points on the network.
- File Transfers with on-the-fly compression.
- Notifications: Login/logoff events, screensaver start/end, CPU High load and many more.
- Remote information: username, system uptime, MAC/IP addresses, hardware connected, software installed, processes running, OS details, system load and more.
- Remote process kill/suspend/resume and priority changes.
- Remote shutdowns/restarts/suspends/hibernates/session locking.
Compatibility and License
LanTool is provided under a freeware license on Windows from network software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 0.2.2 Revision 1 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can LanTool run on?
LanTool can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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