Network Data Simulator

Since the majority of computers and devices are now connected to the Internet, administrators need to make sure that connections modes ara available at all times. In this regard, Network Data Simulator comes as a lightweight tool with which to determine whether or not a particular host can be reached and if it accepts data.

One of the first things you need to know is that the application requires Java Runtime Environment to function, so you first need to install it if it’s not already there. Setup is over before you realize, and you can take it for a spin right afterwards. Needless to say that you Internet connection needs to be active.

All the application has to offer can be found in a classic intuitive frame. This simplicity prevents you from spending a lot of time getting acquainted with the set of features. Effort on your behalf is minimized to filling in a few fields, after which the application checks the connection and displays the results.

In general, the application is more or less a means of pinging a particular target. As such, input consists of a port number, IP or host address, as well as timeout in milliseconds. You can fill in the data field in an attempt to see whether or not the host accepts data transfers and not just pings.

The result is displayed at the press of a button under the status tag. You can simply send a ping or deliver the entire message inside the data field. Unfortunately, there’s no option to leave the application constantly checking the host’s availability to have a report generated in the end.

Network Data Simulator is a pretty straightforward application you can use to check the availability of a host. You can simply ping the target or attempt to send a data set, all in a simple operation provided by this program, with minimum effort required on your behalf.