Top 10 Network Utilities

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1. Hamachi (VPN)
2. DD-WRT (router firmware)
3. WiPeer (P2P wireless)
4. Synergy (virtual KVM)
5. Net Profiles (network-specific settings)
6. iStumbler (wireless network manager)
7. NetMeter (bandwidth monitor)
8. DynDNS (dynamic DNS)
9. MacFUSE (network drive mounter)
10. Angry IP Scanner (port scanner)

Other tools recomended :

• Net Tools
• Top 100 Network Security Tools
• www.dd-wrt.com
• HFS (Http File Server)
• Stunnel
• GigaTribe
• Free Network Utility Nuggets
• http://www.wireshark.org/

Tips :

If you use DYNDNS or No-IP and use DD-WRT, you don't need the update clients, you can configure them straight in your router.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DDNS_-_How_to_setup_C...
shows you how to configure it.