Simple Network Tester's user-friendly interface simplifies testing. It measures available bandwidth, network latency, and voice or video quality using test data between two networked PCs.
One standout feature of Simple Network Tester is its unique web-page user interface, which makes remote network testing as easy as browsing the web. Tests can be saved as normal browser bookmarks, thus allowing users to consolidate all tests in a single document, email them to other people to run, or create a troubleshooting page on their company's intranet.
Moreover, Simple Network Tester is also a convenient traffic generator. This software can be used alongside other network testing tools, allowing data to be sent through a network between any number of pairs of PCs without needing someone's cooperation at the remote locations.
The installation process for Simple Network Tester is quick and easy. It can be installed anywhere necessary, including where users work, in each remote location, and alongside web, email, and application servers.
With Simple Network Tester, users can test connectivity and measure data transfer rates, see how long packets take to travel to and from their most remote location, and check the quality of voice and video by testing for jitter, packet drops, and out of order packets.
Version 3.0 of Simple Network Tester, released on February 13, 2008, comes with several new features and bug fixes. The new, streamlined user interface allows for better simulation of VoIP calls and video presentations with high-precision timing code, and streaming tests now simulate a "jitter buffer" to accumulate and re-order incoming packets. Additionally, the software provides the option to set the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) and the 802.1p priority bits on all traffic streams.
In conclusion, Simple Network Tester is an all-in-one network testing software that simplifies the testing process and adds convenience to generating traffic. The latest version of the software, version 3.0, integrates even more features to make network testing much easier and more efficient.
Version 3.0: N/A
Version 2.51: VoIP test bug fix. Automatically add Rider to Windows firewall exclusions
Version 2.5: VoIP test bug fix. Automatically add Rider to Windows firewall exclusions
Version 2.3: VoIP test bug fix. Automatically add Rider to Windows firewall exclusions
Version 2.2: Automatically add Rider to Windows firewall exclusions
Version 2.1:
1) Improved VoIP and streaming tests to compensate for the non-real-time nature of Windows. Unexpected delays on either end of a test pair are observed and correction data for previous test sampples are used in results..
2) Plug-in feature where customer's own programs and scripts can be integrated into Rider's command menu, data entry HTML page, and report HTML page. Customer uses "$Name" strings in HTML pages to feed form data into scripts and send results to output pages.