Useful tools for IT Administrators

This is my list of helpful tools for IT professionals. I’ll keep adding to it as I discover and think of more tools.

DNS Diagnosis

• Domain details: https://www.whois.com/whois/
• MX record details: https://mxtoolbox.com/

Computer Hardware Information

• General information: https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy
• In depth information: http://www.astra32.com/download.htm

Drive and Disk Utilities

• Disk backup and cloning: https://www.backup-utility.com/free-backup-software.html
• Folder and disk usage statistics: https://windirstat.net/download.html

Password Recovery

• Offline Windows password reset: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Network Tools

• IP scanner: http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/
• Another IP scanner: http://angryip.org/download/#windows
• Packet capture and analysis: https://www.wireshark.org/

Computer and Network Security

Vulnerability Checking

• Router open port information: https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
• Internal network vulnerability scanning: https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus-home
• Windows and SQL server security checker: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=7558
• SSL certificate checker and security evaluation: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/

VPN

• Easily turn a PI into an OpenVPN server: http://www.pivpn.io/