Networking
Manage Your Network Setting with NetSetMan
Changing from one network to another can be quite a pain especially when you need to remember a list of network settings as well as changing it manually is time consuming . Its become more hectic when you regularly move from one place to another. You want something which is fast, reliable, easy to use and if you are one who like only freeware then to end your problem here is NetSetMan.
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eMailaya- An email client with unique features
eMailaya is essentially an email previewer, client, and notifier in one. However, it’s particularly good for those that want to set up multiple e-mail accounts because it allows you to set up new accounts with minimum complications.
You can protect all accounts with a password and enjoy the benefits of tabbed e-mailing and switch between text and html. One bonus is that the program also allows you to convert your mailbox into a simple backup and storage utility for large files. One particularly nice feature is that eMailaya can tell you in each e-mail how long it took to be sent and be received which is useful when diagnosing delivery issues.
Features:-
- Email previewer? Email client? Email notifier?:
eMailaya does it all - Multiple accounts:
eMailaya lets you handle multiple accounts easily - Main password protection:
eMailaya can be password protected - Tabbed emailing:
Enjoy tab mode in your email client, not just your browser - DiskOnKey support:
eMailaya is a portable application with no need for an installation process - Text/HTML mode:
eMailaya gives both options: text or html - Folders:
eMailaya manages emails in 4 types of folders: Remote: mails that are on the servers. eMailaya: built in folders of the application itself. Local: Physical folders on the HD containing emails files (eml for example). Dynamic: Filters applied on the remote emails - Graphical information:
View your emails and mailboxes data using flexible defined charts via different diagram modes. - Backup files:
eMailaya transforms your mailboxes into a backup storage - Preview emails:
Preview your email before downloading them locally - Simple ISP switching:
With eMailaya you won’t need to ask for your mail servers information - Automatic updates:
eMailaya updates itself when a new version is released - Timing of sending/receiving emails:
With eMailaya you will know how long your email takes to be sent/received - POP3/IMAP/SSL support:
eMailaya supports both POP3 and IMAP including SSL for both protocols - Flexible filtering/grouping/sorting:
eMailaya gives the user the most flexible way to filter, group and sort his emails. - MailDrive:
eMailaya transforms your mailboxes into an additional drive in your computer - Calendar:
eMailaya lets you plan your important events with a yearly view - Individual account checking:
With eMailaya you can define different checking interval for each account - Quick voice/video emailing:
With eMailaya you can send a voice email or video email in one click - Statistics:
eMailaya shows you statistics of your mailboxes - Last Send/Receive for contacts:
With eMailaya you know when you last sent or received an email to/from a certain contact - Labeling and notes:
Emails can be labeled or be noted for a better management - RBL/DNSBL spam detector:
eMailaya uses rbl/dnsbl technology for a better spam detection - Wildcard spam detection:
Spam detection can be improved by creating a blacklist of addresses and wildcard subjects - RSS and RSS2Email:
Use eMailaya as RSS reader and be email notified of new updates according to your criterias - Quick Chat:
eMailaya lets you quickchat with an email sender - Clipboard Tracker:
eMailaya prevents you from losing important clipboard items - Intuitiveness:
eMailaya’s interface is intuitive and user friendly - Multilingual:
eMailaya can speak in your language - Skins:
eMailaya supports over 50 different skins - Translation Editor:
eMailaya gives the translator the most valuable tool to translate eMailaya - East Asian Support:
eMailaya supports east asian characters for languages such as Chinese
No need to install, fully portable. eMailaya has evolved greatly and is now considered as one of the best email clients. A full featured email application packed into 1 small sized file some unique features which are not available in other applications.
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TCP/IP and Networking Tools
The Windows IP Configuration tool
The Windows IP Configuration tool (ipconfig) is the command-line equivalent of the accessory "Winipcfg" that was present in Windows 9X/Me. It is used to display the TCP/IP network configuration values. To open it, enter "ipconfig
" in the command prompt. If you are connected directly to the Internet, you will obtain your IP address. (For a discussion of what an IP is, go here.) The figure below shows the result for a broadband connection where the IP is assigned automatically. Here the IP is your computer’s temporary address on the Internet.
If you are on a local area network using a router, the information is different. You do not obtain the IP corresponding to the network’s address on the Internet. (To obtain the IP that the Internet sees, go to a source such as DSL Reports Whois.) The IP given is the local address on the network. This information can be helpful in diagnosing network problems. Also listed is the "gateway" or router address on the local network. The figure below illustrates the result.
Switches for IPConfig
There are also a variety of switches for ipconfig that add functions. These are invoked by entering "ipconfig /{switch}". To obtain a list of switches, enter "ipconfig /?" or "ipconfig -?
". These are shown in the figure below. The switches of most interest to everyday use are "release" and "renew". Note that IP addresses are typically assigned or "leased" for a period of time, often a day or more. It sometimes happens that IP addresses are no longer valid or are in conflict. Problems can often be solved by first releasing the IP address and then renewing it. Sometimes cable or DSL modems that seem to be disabled can be restored this way. If you travel and use broadband connections elsewhere, you will often find this procedure of releasing and renewing the IP address to be necessary.
For a detailed output of network parameters, you can use the command "ipconfig /all". Unless you are experienced with networks, however, this may be more than you want to know.
The switches "flushdns" and "displaydns" are are also sometimes useful in everyday use and they are discussed on another page at a sister site.
Ping
Ping is an old Unix tool that has been around for a long time but many PC users are unfamiliar with the Windows version. Ping sends out a packet to a designated internet host or network computer and measures its response time. The target computer will return (hopefully) a signal. It is a way of determining the quality of your connection to another site. You will also receive an IP address that corresponds to the user-friendly type of URL (see this page for further discussion of IPs and URLs). To use ping, open a command window (or DOS in Windows 9X/Me) and type: ping . For example, to ping Dell enter: ping dell.com
Please note the use of a hostname, not a complete URL. The prefix "http://" is never used. Many sites also do not require "www" . By convention, 32 byte packets will be transmitted four times. You will receive a screen output that looks like:
The screen tells me that the IP for dell.com is 143.166.83.230 (For the moment, at least. This can change.) It also tells me that the average round trip time for a packet was 69 milliseconds, which means I have a good connection to dell.com. Long reply times of several hundred milliseconds are indicative of a slow connection. Note that some major sites such as microsoft.com do not like being pinged and block pings. In that case you will get a "Request timed out" message.
In addition to being used on the Internet, Ping is often used to test connections on local networks. More details can be found in this Microsoft article.
Tracert
Tracert (traceroute) is another old tool borrowed from Unix. The actual path between two computers on the Internet is not a straight line but consists of numerous segments or "hops" from one intermediate computer to another. Tracert shows each step of the path taken. It can be interesting to see just how convoluted it is. The times for each hop and the IP addresses for each intermediate computer are displayed. Tracert shows up to 30 hops. It is convenient for finding if there is one particular segment that is causing a slow or bad connection. A typical command might be "tracert dell.com".
Pathping
This command combines functions of Ping and Tracert. Pathping will first list the number of hops required to reach the address you are testing and then send multiple pings to each router between you and the destination. After that, it computes results based on the packets returned from each router. Because pathping displays the degree of packet loss at any given router or link, you can determine which routers or subnets might be having network problems. Note that the whole process may consume 5-10 minutes because many pings are being sent. There are switches to modify the process and these can be seen by entering "pathping /?" in the command prompt.
Netstat
Netstat displays the active TCP connections and ports on which the computer is listening, Ethernet statistics, the IP routing table, statistics for the IP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP protocols. It comes with a number of switches for displaying a variety of properties of the network and TCP connections. (One tricky point: the switches must be prefixed with a minus, not a slash.) at this page. One possible use for Netstat is to determine if spyware or Trojans have established connections that you do not know about. The command "netstat -a" will display all your connections. The command "netstat -b" will show the executable files involved in creating a connection. A figure showing all the
switches and syntax is given below. More detail is
Nslookup
This command helps diagnose the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure and comes with a number of sub-commands. These are mainly for systems administrators. The primary interest for average PC users is its use to find the computer name corresponding to a numeric IP. For example, if you want to know who is "216.109.112.135" , enter "nslookup 216.109.112.135" and you will find that it is (or was anyway) a Yahoo computer. My firewall keeps a log of the IPs involved in the attempts to probe my computer and I sometimes look a few up to see who they are. (There are also Whois search sites available on the Web as mentioned in the Ipconfig section.)
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