Ping is a method of checking to see whether or not a particular system is on-line. Some packages will send packets of data to test the connection. NSLookup will search and present information on any domain located on the Internet.

OstroSoft Internet Tools

• Version Number: 3.1
• Revision Date: January 20, 1999
• File Type: exe
• Byte Size: 5,117,900
• License: Shareware
• Cost: $29.00
• Evaluation Period: Unlimited
• Home Page: http://www.ostrosoft.addr.com/ostronet.html
• Description: An interesting ping/finger utility that provides you with domain and port scanning capabilities. Not to mention ping and traceroute options. OstroSoft Internet Tools is a fast, compact lookup tool that does completes tasks quickly and efficiently.
  

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Ping Plotter

• Version Number: 2.03
• Revision Date: January 7, 1999
• File Type: exe
• Byte Size: 489,629
• License: Shareware
• Cost: $15.00
• Home Page: http://www.nessoft.com/pingplotter
• Description: Fast, small, and visual Trace Route utility. Uses multiple threads to trace all hops at once for SUBSTANTIAL performance improvements over standard trace routes. Does visual graphs of performance to pinpoint problems and see ranges of responses and trends. Include any number of samples in the graph with sample times of your choosing (1 second to many hours between samples).
  

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Super Ping Mach II

• Version Number: 1.01
• Revision Date: September 20, 1998
• File Type: exe
• Byte Size: 1,550,790
• License: Shareware
• Cost: $8.00
• Evaluation Period: 30 days
• Home Page: http://members.xoom.com/jupes/
• Description: Program that floats over other programs on your screen, which you can drag URLs from any open application to test their connection speed. Useful if you're presented with several possible download sites for a specific application. Test them all and then start the download from the fastest site.
  

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TJ PingPro

• Version Number: 1.2.1
• Revision Date: September 8, 1998
• File Type: exe
• Byte Size: 303,825
• License: Shareware
• Cost: $12.95
• Evaluation Period: 30 Days
• Home Page: http://www.topjimmysoftware.com
• Description: A host manager that allows you to name your computer addresses. Double-clicking on a ProFile Type in the list will ping that address. Supports in-place label editing of ProFile Types. - ISPinger is an autoping feature that you can use to keep your Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection from getting dumped due to inactivity. - Taskbar support for Win 95 and NT 4.0. - Right mouse button functionality has been included for all windows, including the status display.
  

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Total Finger

• Version Number: 1.20
• Revision Date: December 13, 1998
• File Type: exe
• Byte Size: 1,147,344
• License: Shareware
• Cost: $20.00
• Evaluation Period: 30 Days
• Home Page: http://www.mrfrosty.co.uk/mrfrosty/tfinger/tfinger.html
• Description: Total Finger, is a easy to use Finger client, which allows the user to add favourite finger servers for quick fingering of servers, minimize to System Tray and fully configurable. Now comes with Install/Uninstall support and full help.
  

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