Process Explorer is freeware. Download from: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
Memtest86 is shareware. Download it from: http://www.memtest86.com/
WSName.exe is freeware (though the author begs you to click a few of his Google ads if you like it) and can be downloaded from: http://mystuff.clarke.co.nz/wsname.asp
Although Diskeeper ’s flagship products are not freeware, Diskeeper Disk Performance Analyzer is. You can get a copy of it from: http://downloads.diskeeper.com/DiskPerformanceAnalyzer.exe
SafePasswd.com is an on-line resource accessible at www.safepasswd.com .
KeePass is an open-source tool that can be downloaded from: http://www.keepass.info/ Password: Mtn password
The only one you really need to disable is the User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode (Elevate without prompting) The others are just gravy.
NewSID is a freeware Sysinternals tool (man, they ’ve got lots of tools…). Download NewSID at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/NewSid.mspx
PSTools are freeware. Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/PsTools.mspx
PSTools are freeware. Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/PsTools.mspx
SetAcl is freeware. Download it from: http://setacl.sourceforge.net
SetAcl is freeware. Download it from: http://setacl.sourceforge.net
AccessEnum is a SysInternals tool and is freeware. Download it at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/AccessEnum.mspx
You can access easyVMX from http://www.easyvmx.com/easyvmx.shtml .
OpenFiler is an open source tool that can be downloaded from: http://www.openfiler.com Doesn ’t do Windows clusters.
WinSCP is a freeware tool and can be downloaded from: http://winscp.net/eng/download.php
WinDirStat or “Windows Directory Statistics” is a freeware tool and can be downloaded from: http://windirstat.info/
Daemon Tools appears to be freeware and available from: http://www.daemon-tools.cc The current version comes with some nasty bundling.
JDiskReport is freeware. Download at: http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/
Notepad++ supports 44 languages, including some other useful ones like shell, SQL, batch, KIXtart, and XML formats. It can be downloaded from: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net Mention VBSEdit & Primalscript
FPort is a freeware Foundstone tool that can be downloaded from: http://www.foundstone.com/index.htm?subnav=resources/navigation.htm&subcontent=/resources/proddesc/fport.htm Personally, I really like the layout of this tool better than some of the other port scanners. Cannot demo because this doesn ’t like domain controllers.
TCPView is freeware. Download it from Sysinternals at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/TcpView.mspx
The DSL Reports speed tester is an on-line freeware tool. Limited numbers of users can simultaneously connect at www.dslreports.com/stest .
The DSL Reports speed tester is an on-line freeware tool. Limited numbers of users can simultaneously connect at www.dslreports.com/stest .
Compliments: Matthew Hall et al SpiceWorks is ad-driven but freeware and can be downloaded from: http://www.spiceworks.com Click on icon in system tray. gshields@redmondmag.com / paige3
Compliments: Matthew Hall et al SpiceWorks is ad-driven but freeware and can be downloaded from: http://www.spiceworks.com
Compliments: Bruce Brown The Dude is freeware, has potentially one of the best names of any tool in this session, and can be downloaded from: http://www.mikrotik.com/thedude.php If you ’re interested in learning more about the benefits of proactive network management and what you need in a good NMS, check out my free e-book “The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market”. You can download your copy at: http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/SGNMM.htm
Compliments: Alan Kass et al (there were lots of people who recommended this product) Visionapp is a freeware product and can be downloaded from: http://www.visionapp.com
Compliments: Dave Oliver Angry IP Scanner is a freeware tool and can be downloaded from: http://www.angryziber.com
LogMeIn is a tool that can be downloaded from LogMeIn.com. It is one of several tools they have. The Free version of LogMeIn has the fewest features, but for small networks it will do what you need. To consolidate or centrally manage remote desktops, consider one of their other tools.
We could do an entire class on just this one tool. The parsers for delving into each packet are useful. Make sure when you ’re using tools like this that all unnecessary network services are disabled or filtered out. Just a few seconds of capture can generate a log of dozens or hundreds of pages. It gets difficult to drill down into exactly what you want through all that mess. Ethereal is licensed as open source and can be downloaded from: http://www.ethereal.com/
HowNetWorks was the winner of last year ’s $100,000 VMware Appliance Challenge. It is freeware available from the VMware site. As it runs in a VMware virtual machine, it requires a version of VMware installed to host the virtual machine. You can download it from: http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/
M0n0wall can be downloaded either as a binary or as a pre-built VMware Appliance. Either are easy to set up and use, though the appliance is a little easier/faster. Download the binaries and documentation from: http://m0n0.ch Download the VMware appliance from: http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/
