Category:Reconnaisance

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Online Resources

http://www.google.com
http://www.samspade.org
http://www.pwhois.org
http://www.networksolutions.com
http://www.arin.com
http://www.pwhois.org
http://www.samspade.org
http://www.sec.gov
http://www.altavista.com
http://www.netcraft.com
http://www.allwhois.com
http://www.betterwhois.com
http://www.network-tools.com
http://www.geektools.com
http://www.ripe.net - Europe
http://www.apnic.net - Asia Pacific
http://whois.nic.mil - US mil
http://www.nic.gov/whois.html - US gov
http://www.enc.com.au - Eye-Net Web Tools
http://msv.dk - Online IP-Tools

Clients

Samspade for Windows : Freeware Windows Network Query Tool

SamSpade provides a consistent GUI and implementation for many handy network query tasks. It was designed with tracking down spammers in mind, but can be useful for many other network exploration, administration, and security tasks. It includes tools such as ping, nslookup, whois, dig, traceroute, finger, raw HTTP web browser, DNS zone transfer, SMTP relay check, website search, and more.

http://www.samspade.org/ssw/

Jwhois : Extensible WHOIS Client

JWHOIS is an Internet Whois client that contains an extensible configuration file which defines its operation. The client supports queries to foreign hosts either through the RFC 954 - NICNAME/WHOIS protocol, the RFC 2167 - Referral Whois 1.5 protocol, or HTTP using an external browser.

http://www.gnu.org/software/jwhois/jwhois.html

PingPlotter : Graphical Traceroute Tool That Can use ICMP, TCP or UDP

PingPlotter is an easy to use graphical traceroute tool used for both long-term monitoring, troubleshooting and diagnostics. Starting with version 2.60, you can use TCP packets, which can penetrate some firewalls that UDP and ICMP can't. PingPlotter is shareware, or try before you buy, and doesn't cripple at the end of the trial period. A Getting Started Guide is available at http://www.pingplotter.com/gsg/

http://www.pingplotter.com/index.html

Netscan Tools Pro : Comprehensive Set of Information Gathering Tools

NetScanTools Pro is a comprehensive set of information gathering and enumeration utilities for Windows. It provides a complete set of features for performing everything from DNS lookups to ping sweeps, port scans, NetBIOS enumeration, ICMP packet generation, and packet capture.

http://www.netscantools.com/nstpromain.html

Path Analyzer Pro : Commercial, Graphical Traceroute, Geolocation, and Network Performance Measurement Tool

Path Analyzer Pro integrates the world's most advanced route tracing software with performance measurements, DNS, whois, and specialized network resolution to help investigate network issues. By incorporating all of these powerful features into one simple graphical interface, Path Analyzer Pro has become a must-have tool for any network, systems, or security professional. Path Analyzer Pro is available for both Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS X.

http://vostrom.com/PAP/

VisualRoute : Commercial, Graphical Traceroute Tool

VisualRoute is a commercial traceroute tool that plots the route IP packets take to travel to their destination on a 2D map of the world. It relies on proprietary technology to help identify the actual location of a given IP address, providing greater accuracy than WHOIS registration location information. It also integrates with Internet Explorer and can perform WHOIS lookups.

http://www.visualiptrace.com/