Why limit yourself to your small screen on the phone? Run he.net – Network Tools, an app by Hurricane Electric, LLC, best experienced on your PC or Mac with BlueStacks, the world’s #1 Android emulator.
he.net – Network Tools feels like a straight up utility belt for networks, nothing flashy, just fast and to the point. On a PC through BlueStacks it is extra comfortable, long outputs are easier to read, copying results is simple, and it feels closer to a desktop terminal without juggling windows. The layout keeps things tidy so a person can jump from ping to traceroute to a quick DNS check without losing track.
What stands out is the range. There is ping and ping sweep for a whole subnet, classic traceroute plus a progressive traceroute that shows detailed hop stats, and iperf v2 or v3 built in for TCP and UDP throughput checks. DNS lookups cover the usual suspects, A, AAAA, MX, TXT, plus reverse. A quick SSL or TLS inspector pulls certificate details when a domain looks suspicious. Whois digs up domain, ASN, and IP allocation info. The device manager discovers local devices with MAC, IP, and even NETBIOS where it can. There is a Bonjour browser for mDNS and ZeroConf services, an IP calculator for subnets and ranges, ARP and NDP for resolving addresses, and a MAC vendor lookup when a mysterious OUI shows up on the network. It even has a one time password section for HOTP and TOTP, and the camera permission is only for scanning QR codes to add those accounts, the app does not use the camera for anything else. No ads anywhere, the whole thing stays focused and fast, and IPv6 is treated as a first class citizen throughout. The team asks for feedback, which fits the no nonsense, engineer friendly vibe.
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