This application that we can download from the Mac AppStore, will allow us to get an approximate idea of the network scheme that we have set up at home or office, thus knowing which they are which teams are active at that moment and which are not. I think that for a medium-wide network, tools of this type are almost necessary because they actually make our lives quite easier when making routine checks, although on the other hand it is quite limited in terms of options.
In the case at hand, we can see from the IP range where we move to the vendor, version of the operating system and the virtual interface to which the device is connected at the moment only on certain occasions , something that is very useful so as not to make mistakes with other similar ones or that we think are the same.
Simple but direct
The truth is that we cannot say that this application is very complete in options since the most advanced configurations are conspicuous by their absence, that is, at most we can see what and how it is connected to the network but we cannot change its values except launch a port-scan to see which ports of the important ones remain open in addition to a Magic Packet for Wake-on-lan and thus reactivate a device in standby, if it has the option to do so.
I personally liked its simplicity and even its user interface, quite intuitive. In addition, the fact that it is totally free makes the proposal more attractive to the final set, so if in addition to the network tools that we have in Utilities you need to take a look from time to time to check that everything works well, LAN scan-Network scanner can let it be your program.
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It's not free, it costs € 4,49