Networking/Connectivity
shareware ($24}
Mobile Net Switch
Mobile Net Switch enables you to use your computer at more than one network with the click of a button. It allows you to automatically select the correct drive mappings, printer settings, IP settings, and much more.
freeware
Hamachi
Hamachi is a zero-configuration virtual networking application enabling secure direct communications between any two computers on the Internet regardless of the presence of firewalls or address translation devices on the route between them. In particular, it can create true peer-to-peer network between two computers each residing behind its own broadband router. Sleek and simple interface, fast and transparent operation.
freeware
NetSetMan
NetSetMan is a network settings manager which can easily switch between 5 different, visually structured profiles.
shareware ($11}
cFosSpeed
cFosSpeed is a high-performance network driver for DSL modems and routers. Highlights of this program include Traffic Shaping, For DSL modems and routers, Fully compatible with conventional PPPoE drivers, Automatic router detection, Self-calibrating, Highly responsive when used with online games and Peer-to-Peer networks like eMule or Kazaa, and Freely configurable priority classes.
freeware
2hotspot
2hotspot is a powerful software and service that enables the instant creation wireless hotspots using your wireless router or wifi card. With this free software you can run your own free or commercial wireless hotspot network; Create local wireless communities where bulletin board, chat, and forums available locally with or without Internet service; Share your broadband service, split your ISP bill, and control shared bandwidth.
freeware
Tor
Tor is a toolset for organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize Web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features.
Communications are bounced around a distributed network of servers, called onion routers. Instead of taking a direct...
freeware
AIM Express
Send IMs to your friends without installing any software. AIM Express service is convenient whenever you're away from your home computer: at school, the office, or a friend's house. Talk to your friends from any computer with a Web browser and access to the Internet.
freeware
CrossLoop
CrossLoop enables two people to share desktops securely from different locations on the Internet with only a single click.
shareware ($99}
SecureCRT
SecureCRT software combines the secure login and data transfer capabilities of Secure Shell (SSH) with the reliability, usability and configurability of a proven Windows terminal emulator.
shareware ($8}
iTimeSync
iTimeSync will keep the clock of your PC, or even your whole LAN, synchronized to the correct time. This can be done manually, with no configuration needed, by simply running the program and pressing "Correct". Alternatively, iTimeSync can also be set to automatically synchronize any minute / hour / day period and/or can be run as a Windows Service so it runs automatically and transparently in the background. TIME and SNTP are both supported.
freeware
Tunnelier
Tunnelier is a SSH client with dynamic and manual TCP/IP tunneling; auto-reconnect features; a graphical SFTP file transfer client and scriptable console-mode SFTP support; an FTP-to-SFTP protocol bridge; support for single-click Remote Desktop forwarding for graphical server access; and support for vt100, xterm and bvterm terminal consoles.
freeware
WeFi
WeFi enables reliable connection to Wi-Fi wherever wireless networks are available. Wefi users can move between open Wi-Fi networks automatically, monitor friends' online status and location, know the proximity of neighboring WeFi users who allow it and chat with them. WeFi hotspot directory will help you find a wireless network to connect to anywhere around the world.
shareware ($30}
NetLimiter
NetLimiter is an Internet traffic control tool suited to monitor applications which access the Internet and actively control their Internet traffic. You can use it to set (download/upload) speed limits for applications or even single connection. Simply, it allows you to share your Internet connection bandwidth among all applications running on your PC.
With this unique and never seen before feature, Netlimiter offers comprehensive set of Internet statistical tools which includes real-time traffic...