Scan local network computers and browse their shared resources and
contents with the help of this straightforward and efficient app
MyLanViewer is a network tool that can easily
become a must-have for many users out there, providing a bunch of handy
tools such as network scanners, LAN messengers, subnet monitoring and a
Wake-on-Lan manager.
At first glance, you may find the interface a little
bit old-fashioned, but that doesn't even matter after you start getting
experiencing its full powers.
All features are neatly listed in the left side of
the main window, while the collected information is shown right in the
middle, alongside a few other buttons at the top of the interface.
There are two scanning methods, fast and full, which
will analyze the whole network and create a list comprising the
connected computers along with some very useful information. For
example, you can get the Round Trip Time (RTL) for each single machine,
as well as the MAC address, the NIC vendor, the hostname and the work
group.
If this is possible, MyLanViewer will look even
further and return you the OS version and the remote time of the day, as
well as the logged users and the shared resources.
If you're just looking for shared files or
workgroups, there are three additional buttons at the bottom of the page
that let you switch from computers to workgroups or resources.
MyLanViewer also comprises a powerful file searching
utility that enables you to search the network either for a given file
format or for a user defined filename, but the scanning process may take
a while, depending on the size of the network.
Last but not least, there's also a dedicated messenger tool to chat with some of your friends connected to the same LAN.
All in all, MyLanViewer is quite a handy tool,
especially when dealing with large networks and thanks to the strong
feature pack and ease of use this software is one of the top picks in
its category.