Simple UI Quick multithreaded port scanning Port scanning for both PC and network
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Advanced Port Scanner
Price: $
The Advanced Port Scanner by Famatech is one of the popular port scanning tools that will share every detail that you could require about the ports on your computer as well as your network. It will tell you details such as the number of ports, if they currently have a connection or not, and the status of the ports. If you are looking for a port scanner, Famatech's application is more than a worthy name.
Ports and connections
Advanced users can jump to the next section, but for a novice, it would be useful to understand ports and connections. For a wired or wireless connection, there is an IP address against which connections can be made by various devices such as computers, webcams, routers, mobile phones, and so much more. For each connection, a port against the IP builds a connection and hence, can be found by the Advanced Port Scanner.
For beginners and advanced users
The Advanced Port Scanner does have the word 'Advanced' in it, but it is perfectly suitable for beginners as well. If you have not used a similar application before, you should not worry as the Port Scanner will keep you at ease all the time. On the first startup, it will display a simple UI that has a one-click scan button that will offer you all the required details.
Once you click on the Scan button, all the ports that have connections to your Internet will be displayed. It will then display all the connections that are currently active, and it can also show advanced features such as unknown devices that will display a list of unrecognized devices by the application.
Furthermore, it also displays the ports that are available for any connections to be made. Closed and open ports are available on the screen in a tree view that includes network as well as PC ports.
Compatibility with more applications
With Famatech applications, the added benefit is getting more compatible applications such as Radmin that work very well with the Advanced Port Scanner. With Radmin, you can access your computer remotely to scan the ports and see if any unauthorized device is connected there. It also allows sharing of resources.
Conclusion
The Advanced Port Scanner is a very useful application that comes with many goodies such as a user-friendly interface, multithreaded port scanning, remote desktop access (with Radmin), and more. For anybody looking to install such an application to monitor ports on LAN as well as the PC, the application works perfectly.
Reviewed by Hamza Sadiq (editor rating 4.5 out of 5 stars)