Internet Maniac
This program includes a whole bunch of network utilities. It was written in C using win32 API. It calls
winsock.dll directly and does not use any third party custom control or
dll. I wanted this application to be small and fast. It is a freeware
program.
Internet Maniac on the net and elsewhere:
- PC Week (May 25, 1998 issue)
- PC World
- Lockergnome (Mar 1998 issue)
- Featured downloads at ZDNet
Features:
- Host Lookup
- Ping
- Traceroute
- Raw Connect
- Listen to UDP packets
- Network Time
- Finger
- Whois
- Active Connections
- Scanner
- Mail Check
- Speed Check
- Winsock Info
- Network Adapter Address
A new feature called 'Speed Check' was added in version 1.04. This let's you check data throughput between two computers on any network. This feature can only be accessed by clicking on Tools menu.
A new SNMP function was added in version 1.2. The Active connections feature shows all open ports on your computer.
Here is a screenshot of the program:
Version 1.2 is available for download. Please report all bugs. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear 'em.
| Download |  maniac.zip (46
kB) |
Note: Internet Maniac really needs just the .exe for its execution. It does not require any external dlls or system files. Download the zip file, unzip the files into a new folder and start using it! To uninstall, delete this folder. | |
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History:
- Oct 25, 2001 (version 1.2c) - Updated ping and traceroute to use winsock2 instead of icmp.dll.
- Feb 22, 1999 (version 1.2a) - Added UDP generator. Multithreaded traceroute.
- Dec 05, 1998 (version 1.2) - Added SNMP functions. Menus can be accesses with ALT keys now.
- Nov 17, 1998 (version 1.12) - Converted help to html. Reverted to chargen for speed check.
- Sep 15, 1998 (version 1.11) - Program minimizes to the system tray. All functions accessible from the tray.
- Aug 17, 1998 (version 1.10) - Added splash screen. Plugged memory leak. Listener now shows incoming data. Added option to append CR_LF to outgoing data in Connect.
- Jun 22, 1998 (version 1.09) - Added support to detect multiple IPs. Added 'Connection Timeout' to scanner.
- Jun 06, 1998 (version 1.08) - Improved speed check. Added Most Recently Used list to all windows. Synchronize local clock with a time server.
- May 10, 1998 (Version 1.07) - Added ARP cache. Fixed opening of help file. Install and uninstall feature.
- Apr 22, 1998 (version 1.06) - Focus now stays at the bottom of the page. Added choice of alternate Whois servers.
- Apr 14, 1998 (version 1.05) - Made all windows resizable. Added ability to cancel ping and listen for TCP connections.
- Apr 11, 1998 - Minor bug fix (speed check)
- Apr 05, 1998 (version 1.04) - Extended DNS lookups, added Speed Check feature. Removed Vendor Info from Winsock window that showed up garbled on some systems.
- Mar 31, 1998 (version 1.03) - Added copy and refresh features.
- Mar 18, 1998 (version 1.02) - Added 'Number of times to Ping' feature.
- Mar 15, 1998 (version 1.01) - Fixed display bug that did not scale dialog boxes properly for people with BIG fonts.
- Mar 03, 1998 - Version 1.0 released.