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IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

By Wally Bahny October 15, 2012, 9:56 PM PDT

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IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

IP Network Scanner 1

IP Network Scanner 1

ntThis gallery is also available as a post in the TechRepublic Five Apps Blog.

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ntMore and more IT professionals are using a tablet or their smart phone to perform network administration and other IT-related tasks.  Here are five free IT tools that can be found in the Apple App Store.

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ntIP Network Scanner will do a quick scan of the local IP subnet and return a list of the devices found.  The Lite version (pictured here) will only return the first five, but the full version will return all devices.

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ntScreenshot of IP Network Scanner Lite by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

IP Network Scanner 2

IP Network Scanner 2

ntOn the right, you can add notes, a custom name, change the icon, open the device in a browser or other app, or use network tools to test the device.  The three network tools include Ping, Port Scan, and Wake on LAN.  I’m running the port scan on the internal interface of my home router.

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ntScreenshot of IP Network Scanner Lite by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

Speedtest X HD 1

Speedtest X HD 1

ntSpeedtest X HD allows you to choose a server (blue pegs are paid-version only, red pegs are for everyone) and test your Internet speed against that server.  A non-HD version of this app is also available.

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ntScreenshot of Speedtest X HD by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

Speedtest X HD 2

Speedtest X HD 2

ntThe speed test runs much like other apps and web pages’ speed test, giving you the ping time and download/upload speeds.  From this display, you can re-test or share your results.

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ntScreenshot of Speedtest X HD by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

NS Lookup 1

NS Lookup 1

ntThis NS Lookup app returns a list of name servers and hosts for a domain name in both IPv4 and IPv6.

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ntScreenshot of NSLookup by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

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NS Lookup 2

ntA simple app, NS Lookup has very few options – most of which can be left at the default.

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ntScreenshot of NSLookup by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

TCP Netstat 1

TCP Netstat 1

ntTCP Netstat works like the similar Windows or Linux utility in that it displays a list of currently-open sockets on each interface.  Details about the destination and the communication are listed on each socket.

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ntScreenshot of Netstat by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

TCP Netstat 2

TCP Netstat 2

ntFor further analysis, Netstat allows you to export your results to a CSV file and either sync it with iTunes, open it in an app, or send it as an e-mail attachment.

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ntScreenshot of Netstat by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

Mocha RDP 1

Mocha RDP 1

ntMocha RDP comes with many options for configuring Remote Desktop connections.  After configuring a connection, switch to the Connect menu to connect to the device.

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ntScreenshot of Mocha RDP by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

Mocha RDP 2

Mocha RDP 2

ntLike other RDP clients, Mocha RDP shows you the destination Windows device’s screen.  It uses the built-in iPad keyboard whenever you need to type.

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ntScreenshot of Mocha RDP by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic.

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