Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer s network connections. It s a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful network tools for everyday use. The program includes a NetStat utility that shows your computer s network connections and open ports and maps them to the owning application. It also features fast NetBIOS and TCP port scanners, a NetBIOS Auditing Tool for checking LAN security, and a monitor of external connections to your computer s shared resources, as well as a process monitor that displays information about all the programs and services running on your computer. Other useful tools are included, such as Ping, TraceRoute, and NSLookup. Additional features include report generation in HTML, text, and comma delimited formats and a customizable interface. The program is an easy-to-use and powerful replacement for such Windows utilities as nbtstat, netstat, and NetWatcher.