I am a network administrator of a company. I need to scan IP address in the network of my company continually. For example, assign IP address for new workstations; scan IP address to check if it is alive; scan separate workstation to get the NetBIOS information, such as computer name, workgroup, currently logged user and MAC address etc. I usually used PING and IPConfig command to get the NetBIOS information before but it is a slow and tired way to me. In addition the lacking function of this way, it only displays the information on screen so I have to record them by hand on paper. If there is a convenient and fast way to offers these information I need. If you are looking for the same way to solve your troubles as me. Do not waste your time. I introduce you a powerful and easy-to-use network scanner which I am using now. That is SuperScan which was published by Foundstone Inc. With SuperScan we can get all NetBIOS information we need. Give it a try and you will find what a convenient tool it is.

SuperScan is a powerful TCP port scanner, that includes a variety of additional networking tools like ping, trace route, HTTP HEAD, WHOIS and more. It uses multi-threaded and asynchronous techniques resulting in extremely fast and versatile scanning. We can perform ping scans and port scans using any IP range or specify a text file to extract addresses from. Other features include TCP SYN scanning, UDP scanning, HTML reports, built-in port description database; Windows host enumeration, banner grabbing and more.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 has removed raw sockets support which now limits SuperScan and many other network scanning tools. Some functionality can be restored by running the following at the Windows command prompt before starting SuperScan: net stop SharedAccess.

The latest version of SuperScan is 4.0. Note that SuperScan 4 is intended for Windows 2000 and XP only. Administrator privileges are required to run the program. It will not run on Windows 95/98/ME. We may need to try SuperScan v3 if this will not work with our system. Here are some of the new features in this version: Superior scanning speed. Support for unlimited IP range. Improved host detection using multiple ICMP methods. TCP SYN scanning. UDP scanning (two methods). IP address import supporting ranges and CIDR formats. Simple HTML report generation. Source port scanning. Fast hostname resolving. Extensive banner grabbing. Massive built-in port list description database. IP and port scan order randomization. A selection of useful tools (ping, trace route, Whois etc) . Extensive Windows host enumeration capability.

Overall, SuperScan is a very nice, easy to use and full-functions network scanner. Not only can beginners use it simply but also experienced users can also use it for advanced application. It is an ideal solution for network administrators to monitor and manage their networks.

SuperScan 4.0 is a IP Utility product from foundstone.com, get 4 Stars SoftSea Rating, SuperScan is a strong TCP port scanner, that includes a variety of additional networking tools like ping, traceroute, HTTP HEAD, WHOIS and more. It uses multithreaded and asynchronous techniques resulting in extremely fast and feature-rich scanning. You can perform ping scans and port scans using any IP range or specify a text file to extract addresses from. Other features include TCP SYN scanning, UDP scanning, HTML reports, built-in port description database, Windows host enumeration, banner grabbing and more. The version 4 adds several new features and a new interface, however it also removes the host connectivity features and the scan results are presented in a plain text display. Users of 3.0 may want to hang on to their version before replacing it with this one. SoftSea.com had fully tested, reviewed and uploaded the install files, SuperScan does not contain any adware or spyware, the latest version is 4.0, you can download this ip utility software (197 KB) from special server of SoftSea.com. The license of this networking software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this Networking software.