One small open-source tool brought clarity to my entire home network.

We asked our bloggers to give us a list of the free or nearly free network tools they love. They had tons of them, ranging from ways to track network device configurations to ways to keep data synched ...

Network monitoring and troubleshooting devices are intelligent hardware and software tools that can help you manage your network. These tools can help with analysis, migration, monitoring, security, ...

Network discovery tools help admins find devices, make maps of the network, keep track of devices, control who can use them, and manage the network better. If you don't know what devices are on your ...

One thing about building home local area networks (LANs) is that the more you add to it, the more things can go wrong. Even when things are running smoothly, I still want to know what's going on so I ...

Networking vendors big and small are focusing on, or ratcheting up, their focus on smaller operations with small- to medium-sized business (SMB) networking offerings. These products and tools have ...

Network tools are essential for solving issues with a computer network that is not performing as it should. There are quite a few things can do to aid in returning a network to its rightful state, and ...

A smartphone can be a key part of a network troubleshooting toolkit. When maintenance is required, network pros most often make changes from a desktop PC or laptop. But an iPhone or Android phone can ...

Computerworld recently showcased 10 great free network management tools. Readers responded with some of their own favorites, so I’m going to take a look at those tools and report on their capabilities ...