SoftPerfect Network Scanner v6.2.1
billon on 2 Dec 2016 Change history
- 3MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 18 Oct 2016
- Suggested by NewKreation
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a feature-rich, multi-threaded network scanner to find and identify network resources. Includes IP, NetBIOS and SNMP, can ping computers, scans for listening TCP ports, and shows what types of resources are shared (including system and hidden). In addition, it allows you to mount shared resources as network drives, browse them using Windows Explorer, filter the results list and more.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
NOTE: latest versions of this program has gone commercial; linking to last available freeware version (thanks UserFriendly).
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| System Requirements: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Unicode support: | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | NetBScanner |
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24 comments on SoftPerfect Network Scanner
Roland
2008-05-23 09:34
I'd be cautious using anything to do network discovery via pings. You don't want to "ping of death" your own network from the inside, after all. I've seen ping storms bring corporate networks to their knees.
paul
2008-10-22 11:06
In addition to using the option "/ini", you can also now use "/xml" to save settings in an xml file when running on a hard drive an if you do not want to store things in the registry.
The /xml is a much better option since if netscan is run from a removable USB drive, it writes settings to an xml file on the drive by default.
Mike
2009-03-02 11:12
This is the best network scanner I've ever used. I use it at work to see which IP addresses are in use.
oTHEr
2009-03-03 06:56
SCARY! A few notes:
Love the 'Auto-Detect', helps a Lot! Two NICs/Networks, Local (mine) and Building - Found both, scanned separately - Nice!
Very thorough, among my best 'Quick-and-Dirty' tools; Not a full 'Pen Test', but a Great Start!
Thanks for the '/xml' tip, @ paul!
It did NOT set off any of my Security! (have to look into that! 0.o)
SoftPerfect has several other Free Tools that look interesting, but I'm not sure about 'Portability'/Stealth...
Fred
2009-03-15 21:39
Wow, pretty damn nice!
Would be cool if it showed if admin shares (like c$ - admin share of C:\)
Imran
2009-05-31 21:46
Does it leave any trace on the host computer? while viewing the secret shared resources?
mranonymous
2010-09-28 07:56
OT _on: download does not work here, whatever browser settings changed, always only reloads
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/
anybody any idea?
webfork
2011-11-04 19:56
Not just for network admins, when your computer is hooked up to the network and nobody can seem to find them in "Network Neighborhood", this program often will. Use it frequently.
V5.3
mukhi
2012-04-27 07:23
the file fails to download almost half the way.
V5.4.2
mukhi
2012-04-30 10:01
@I am Baas please someone help. this can't be downloaded either even after updated link. tried in IE/FF/gchrome. any mirror possible?
NOTE: the same issue with SIW. for SIW. the download does not even start.
V5.4.2
webfork
2012-05-18 00:54
mukhi: download works fine from my side. Can also be downloaded from softpedia.
V5.4.3
thepiney
2012-05-18 21:47
@ mukhi - Could your AV or FW program be blocking the download or the download site? Have you been able to download other files with no issue?
V5.4.3
DzejPy
2014-03-10 22:00
Sometimes show advertisement: http://www.imghosting.cz/images/95SoftPerfectNetScan.jpg
v5.5.8
webfork
2014-03-17 01:35
DzejPy: verified. However, if you just click "Ok got it" in that image, it goes away and doesn't come back. Think we can let the adware notice slide for the moment.
v5.5.8
bro
2015-04-20 12:23
Use .xml config instead of .ini.
I was using v5.4.8 with netscan.ini config file. The v6.0.5 ignored the netscan.ini and created netscan.xml in C:\Users\\Documents folder. Switches /xml or /ini did not help. I had to copy netscan.xml from Documents to the folder where netscan.exe was, to make the settings portable (window title should have "[PORTABLE MODE]" appended to it).
v6.0.5
smaragdus
2015-07-20 07:17
SoftPerfect Network Scanner 6.0.7 has been released, changes:
2015-07-19 - 6.0.7
· Added an option to allow ARP outside current subnet.
· Added adapter name in the auto detection dialog.
· Added official Windows 10 support.
v6.0.6
For users or admins that are on a network and want to see what's available. Since many network services are made invisible behind firewalls, you often need specific IP addresses -- Network Scan helps you find them.
Beginning users: Select Options - Auto Detect Local IP Range, and select the network adapter that's connected to your network. Then click Start Scanning in the main window to get a quick idea if the program will be useful or not.