You can opt to run a scan against a specific host name or IP address, or you can limit the amount of nodes discovered in the settings by selecting for example, "/32" which will only discover one node connected to a network.Īdvanced users can edit the types of services and ports used in a scan. If you are running Ping against a network with lots of connected nodes, you may not want to discover all nodes. You can perform a DNS lookup (reverse ordirect) on external or internal hosts or IP addresses and can scan external networks as long as you have an Internet connection.Ī useful ability is the limiting of the number of nodes discovered during a scan. You aren't limited to scanning within a private network. Discovered nodes can be given custom names and have additional notes you create for them attached to their record in Fing. If you scan multiple networks, you can save and manage those networks in Fing. Ping in Fing will display average ping time, percent of packet loss, and other information you can use to troubleshoot connection issues. Even the Enterprise Ping app allows you to at least set packet size, although it offers fewer capabilities than Fing. As mentioned you can ping network nodes from Fing, but I didn’t find a way to customize the ping, the way you can when you run ping from a desktop command line with parameters. Other utilities are available to perform against discovered devices such as Wake on LAN. However, the feature didn't work for me, even when I scanned against a server that has running services installed and no firewall running to block any request made by Fing. One Flaw, Many Highpoints A useful feature is the ability to display services running on a discovered device. Still, with a little detective work, you can narrow down which app in your network to which the the vendor information refers. Fing lists the NAS's vendor as ICP Electronics, rather than QNAP, because ICP Electronics apparently makes some component in the NAS. For example, I have a Qnap TS-465 NAS on the network. I did notice that on some devices, the app will pick up on a vendor that manufactured a component in the device rather than the vendor of the specific piece of equipment as a whole. You can click on each individual device and get detailed information such as that device's IP and MAC addresses, the device's vendor, and NetBIOS information. You might have better luck using it on a tablet or iPad.Īfter Fing finishes a scan, devices connected to the network are displayed. Usage and Features Fing has a sharp, well-laid out interface, although the font is small and it can be hard-at least it was on my Droid 3-to exactly touch the right spot on screen to launch some settings. Note that Fing is not just for mobile devices: It can also be installed as a desktop command line tool on Windows, OS X, and Linux. Now, I admittedly, don’t have more ten nodes connected to my network, but the discovery was speedy from my phone. With the Droid 3connected to my network, when I first launched Fing, the app started a network discovery session.
FING FOR MAC COMMAND LINE INSTALL
Install and Download I downloaded Fing from the Google Play store and the installation took seconds on my Droid 3.
FING FOR MAC COMMAND LINE SOFTWARE
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