![]() Finally, as an aside, note that the Settings/gear icon on the upper left of the main page isn’t the same as the app’s Preferences under the app’s name in the menu bar. That bug that will be fixed soon, according to the developer. But even in non-bridged mode, there’s a bug that prevents the display. ![]() Of note is that when your AirPort base station is in bridge mode, the IP Address (middle field) in the screen shot above is blank because the IP address isn’t accessible. The developer told me that they’re working to extend this kind of support to other routers, but it will take some time. You could spend a lot of time getting familiar with your network, and that could come in very handy if, later, something doesn’t seem to be working right.Īs the name of the last option implies, “AirPort Monitor,” this function only works with Apple AirPort equipment. You can look at an enormous amount of technical detail here with the “Interfaces” and “Details” buttons on the top right.Ĭlick on the Wi-Fi clients tab, and then you can see all your Wi-Fi clients, the signal & noise per device, the data rate, and so on. It lists your AirPort devices, their state, the traffic throughput, and so on. The last icon on the left, “AirPort Monitor,” (CMD-3) is a Wi-Fi network analysis tool. If you want to see the technical details of your Bonjour network and check on, say, the new Wi-Fi sync, this is the place to do it. The next icon downwards on the left side bar, the “Bonjour Browser,” (CMD-2) reveals the details of the Bonjour domain, either by services or hosts. I was able to easily mount an AFP volume this way. Those marked with a green dot are verified open ports, but as the docs mention, some other modes may be there, just dormant or not advertising. You can, for example, right click on a device and see all the connection modes. The device listing above is probably what most people are after, but there’s a bevy of additional functions for the more advanced user. If this is all the app did for six bucks, it would be a steal. It includes the MAC address and vendor name. It’s a tidy, good looking list in numerical IP address order. I’d show my own list, but for the sake of privacy, I’d have to blot most of it. Or a family member’s iPod touch laying around in a bedroom.Īfter you’ve scanned your network and listed all the devices, you can print the list to, say, paper or PDF. And, believe me, it’s easy to overlook some. (Mine does.) So if you can’t get a connection after installing some new equipment, knowing all the devices you have online might help. Your wired or wireless router may have a limit on how many devices can get a DHCP address. Knowing which devices and how many are on your network has advantages. Again, BananaGlue is working on that and will use iCloud technology to bring about a sync. That’s good, of course, but if you change the name and icon on, say, the Mac side, it doesn’t take effect on the iOS side. For these devices, I expect the app is going to be a lot cooler looking in the future.Īnother minor issue is that this app is available for both OS X (10.6 or later) and iOS (iOS 4.0 or later). I exchanged some e-mail with the developer, and they admit that they’re still working on the design of icons for popular non-Apple devices. In the case of non-Apple equipment, for example, an AV receiver, a ROKU box or a Blu-ray player that have Ethernet, you’ll need to select from one of the Black & White icons. ![]() For Apple devices, the device type is recognized and it’s automatically given a colorful icon, actually an image, of the Apple device. Just right click on an entry to edit the name and give it the appropriate icon. ![]() The nice thing here is that you can sort by name, vendor or IP address. (CMD-1) Here’s the basic screen shot from BananaGlue GmbH.ĭevice listing (left), edit name & icon (right) The most obvious thing you’d like to do is scan your home (or small business) network and simply see a list of all the devices that have an IP address - and which are currently awake and responding. iNet from BananaGlue will help you do that and more. These days, keeping track of them, their IP addresses, their services, and even how close you may be to exceeding the DHCP license limit on your router is essential. With Christmas just around the corner, you may be adding some new Ethernet devices to your home network. ![]()
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