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Free Ping tool with TCP port check, Speedtest and Wake-on-Lan   |   Sep-06-2024

PingTool 4.2 - Ping tool for Windows 10 / Windows 11

PingTool is a powerful free utility for administrators and network admins. It's more than just a simple ping tool: PingTool is able to check the availability of TCP ports, perform LAN speed tests, wake up computers via Wake-on-Lan, scan the network and much more. A short overview:

  • Shows permanently the status of network devices (red/green) with response time
  • Logs all status changes automatically (timestamp)
  • IP range scan - with MAC addresses and vendors
  • Checks if remote devices answer on specific TCP ports
  • Wakes up computers with Wake-on-Lan
  • Performs network speedtests in the LAN easily
  • Direct access to devices via SSH, RDP, HTTP(s) and Telnet
  • Developed for Windows 11
  • Portable and slim - complete download only 2.3 MB
  • Free ping tool - for private and business use

--> All the new features in version 4.2

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"Don't waste your time with other programs, if simplicity and efficiency are
what you're looking for when checking IP addresses."
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PingTool short video on YouTube (8 min.)

The PingTool short video provides a quick overview of the best Ping Tool features. Simply click on the bitmap.

The features

Display availability

  • Shows the response time of objects in a graphical user interface (GUI) in real time (red/green)
  • Acoustical signal (beep) on status change (low tone = OK, high tone = failure)
  • Filter to display only important objects (OR / AND / NOT)
  • Permanent status logging for subsequent analysis in log
  • Perfect adhoc monitoring tool

TCP port check

  • Direct TCP port check via GUI or detailed analysis via command line (TCP Ping)
  • Includes the worldwide popular TCP port check tool
  • Check if devices answer on particular TCP ports (ad hoc or permanently)
  • Monitor multiple TCP ports simultaneously (red/green)
  • Displays response time of TCP port requests

Wake-on-Lan (WOL)

  • Wake up computers via Wake-on-LAN with Magic Packet
  • Wake up several computers at the same time
  • Shutdown of remote machines

Discovery

  • Scan IP address ranges with automatic adding of active devices
  • Scanning devices with consecutive host names
  • Mac address discovery with vendor resolution

Repository

User-defined actions

Network speedtest LAN

Dashboard

  • Dashboard for a good overview in difficult environments
  • more information about the PingTool Dashboard

Extended logging

--> All the new features in version 4.2


System requirements

PingTool runs on Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (32 or 64 bit) and Windows Server 2008 / 2012 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022. It requires .NET-Framework 4.


TCP port check

PingTool gives you the ability to check if devices answer on certain TCP ports. You can achieve this by specifying a TCP port number in the properties of the object or by using the PortCheck command line tool.

The TCP PortCheck tool is integrated in PingTool and enables very convenient port monitoring. You can check single or multiple objects on a single or multiple TCP ports.

Port check on "important ports" or on more than 1000 known TCP ports can be done with one click. You can configure yourself which port numbers are "important" for you.

The results are displayed continuously in real time.

 

Wake-on-Lan

PingTool can wake up computers in your network via Wake-On-Lan (Magic Packet). Simply open the context menu with the right mouse button and click on “Wake up computers (Wake-On-Lan)...” to wake up the selected objects. To prepare your computer and your network for Wake-On-Lan, please read this article: Wake-On-Lan Windows 11, which explains in 8 steps what to do - even if the PC to be woken up is in a different subnet. Read more about PingTool, the Wake-on-Lan tool.


FAQ

How much does PingTool cost?

PingTool is not open source software, but free of charge - for private and professional use.

How can I ping with timestamp to a file?

Ping with timestamp to a file is possible with extended logging. This allows you to create a logfile over a longer period of time (overnight / several days).

What's new in version 4?

There are extensive improvements, e.g. TCP PortCheck integrated in the GUI, E-mail notification, Real-time log, Dashboard. For a complete list please click here.


Download

You can download PingTool here as a zip file. Extract the zip file and copy the content to your program files folder, e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\PingTool, then run PingTool.exe.

Product Version Language License key Action
PingTool 4.2.0.64 english not necessary Download

Digital signature

PingTool is shipped with a digital signature of Lugrain Software GmbH. Only with this signature you get the original PingTool.


Alternative download locations

You can also download PingTool from a reputable German website (heise.de). You just have to modify one line in the Options.ini file directly after downloading: Change Language=german to Language=english.

PingTool, Download bei heise

...or download from Softpedia:


Installation

PingTool is portable. It does not require any installation and does not make any Registry entries.

  1. Extract the .zip file (important).
  2. Run PingTool.exe.

Upgrade from an older version 

Proceed as follows if you are already using an older version of PingTool. Your previous objects and configurations will not be touched.

  1. Select all files from the current download, except the PingTool.ini file
  2. Overwrite the files of your existing installation with the selected files


Screenshots

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PingTool with 12 monitored objects
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The context menu (right-click menu)
     
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The menu for settings, backup/restore and mail notification
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Import from Excel or text file
     
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The PingTool dashboard for a quick overview in difficult environments
 
The network speedtest. Read more...
     

 

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Important TCP port numbers: 21 (FTP), 22 (SSH), 23 (Telnet), 25 (SMTP), 80 (HTTP), 110 (POP3), 135 (DCE / WMI), 139 (NetBIOS), 143 (IMAP4), 443 (HTTPS), 445 (SMB), 1433 (MS SQL), 1494 (ICA - Citrix), 1521 (Oracle), 3389 (RDP), 5060 (SIP), 8080 (HTTP alternative), 8443 (HTTPS alternative)

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Software: Free PingTool
Category: Ping Tool with TCP Port Check and WOL (Wake-On-Lan) / graphical Ping Tool freeware / Wake on Lan Tool Windows 11 free / Ping Tool with history / Ping port number / Ping Tool open source / Ping GUI / ICMP protocol
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