USB Version of the Managed Switch Port Mapper

We have offered NetScanTools Pro as a fully portable application running from a USB Flash Drive since 2006 and now the Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool has joined it.

The Switch Port Mapper can now run from a USB Flash Drive using a special compiled version. It retains all the same features as the 'installed' version yet now is fully portable so that you can run it on any Windows XP or later machine that offers a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port. Simply plug in the flash drive, navigate to the executable and start it. And it doesn't require 'Run as administrator'!

We are shipping it on a fast USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0) 16 GB flash drive and for those who already have their own fast flash drive, we can supply a fileset that you can put on it yourself with assistance from our tech support.

The advantages of having the Switch Port Mapper on a USB Flash Drive - not requiring installation - are immense. Network Techs can take it to offsite locations and quickly map a switch.

As far as we know, we are the ONLY company offering Switch Port Mapping software both as fully portable USB flash drive software and as installed on a Windows computer.

Interested?

www.SwitchPortMapper.com

NetScanTools LE 1.10 Released 1-12-2010

We released NetScanTools Law Enforcement (LE) v1.00 on Jan 1 and we quickly heard from our friends at a government training center that they would really like to have a basic packet capture tool in it.

We had planned on putting in Packet Capture for the purpose of showing that the evidence in the reports could be substantiated and validated if required. The Packet Capture tool is currently independently run from the main program, so in order to validate your work, you would need to start it before you work on a task. That way you would collect the same packet information and save it. The Packet Capture trace file MUST be saved separately when you are done with your tasks, this is not automatic at the moment.

Packet Capture files are 100% Wireshark compatible, so if you need to show a chain of communication in the process of retrieving information from external network sources, you can do so using that free packet analysis tool. Our Packet Capture tool has a basic packet viewer so you can see the contents of the packets and search for something within a packet.

At some point the Packet Capture tool will be better integrated. Maybe in the next version.

You can read about NetScanTools LE and download a 30 day trial here:
http://www.netscantools-le.com/

NetScanTools LE v1.10 was released on Jan 14, 2010.

NetScanTools (TM) Pro 10.71 USB Version Patch Ready

On Monday October 6, we posted the patch to upgrade any previous NetScanTools (TM) Pro USB version to 10.71. This patch is available to those with active Maintenance Plans. Login through Check for New Version to download the patch.

The USB Version is a full portable version of NetScanTools Pro Edition that you can use on a Windows computer without the need for installation. Just plug it in, start the software and use it. No need to install and all data is saved on the USB flash drive.