Network Utility
| Developer(s) | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
1.9.1 (106)
|
| Operating system | macOS |
| Type | network software |
| Website |
www |
Network Utility is an application included with macOS that provides a variety tools that can be used related to computer network information gathering and analysis.
Network Utility shows information about each of your network connections, including the Mac Address of the interface, the IP addresses assigned to it, its speed and status, a count of data packets sent and received, and a count of transmission errors and collisions.
Services
The available services or tools found in the Network Utility:
Actionable Items
Examples of what the Network Utility can help with:
- Check your network connection
- View network routing tables and statistics
- Test whether you can contact another computer
- Test your DNS server
- Trace the paths of your network traffic
- Check for open TCP ports
Port scan information
Network Utility uses the tools supplied in the unix directories for most of its functions, however for the port scan it uses a unix executable in its resources folder, stroke, found at Network Utility.app/Contents/Resources/stroke.
How To Open It
- In OS X Mavericks and macOS, Network Utility is in /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications.
- In OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard, Network Utility is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Find Network Utility using Spotlight (software)
Gallery
Performing a DNS lookup on en.wikipedia.org
References
- "About Network Utility". Apple Support. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Josh. "Mac Network Utility". Twelve36. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- John, Galt. "Where did "Network Utility" go?". discussions.apple.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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