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Tool guide

How to use each of the 18 NetOpsNow tools. Every tool follows the same pattern: pick it in the sidebar, enter a target, optionally open the settings (gear icon) to choose which agent runs it and tweak parameters, then click Execute. Results stream in live as each agent responds.

Diagnostics​

Ping​

High-precision latency testing.

  1. Click Ping in the sidebar.
  2. Enter a target (e.g. 8.8.8.8 or google.com). A comma-separated list pings multiple targets concurrently.
  3. Optional parameters (gear icon): packet count, payload size, TTL, and timeout.
  4. Continuous mode keeps pinging and updating the latency sparkline until you click Stop — useful for watching a link during a change window.

Traceroute​

Hop-by-hop path mapping.

  1. Enter a target IP or domain.
  2. Optional: adjust max hops and per-probe timeout.
  3. Each hop renders with its own latency, so you can see exactly where delay enters the path.

MTR​

Continuous traceroute — combines ping and traceroute, probing every hop repeatedly. Best for spotting intermittent loss at a specific hop. Enter a target and let it run; stop when you have enough samples.

Speed Test​

Bandwidth and latency measurement, with two modes:

  • Internet (default): measures the selected agent's throughput to the internet.
  • P2P: measures throughput directly between two of your agents — the real capacity of the link between two sites, with no third party involved. Pick the source agent in the agent selector and the destination agent in the P2P panel.

Wifi Health​

Scans the wireless environment around the selected agent: SSID, signal strength, and channel congestion. Only agents with a physical wireless interface are offered — cloud VMs are filtered out automatically.

Web Performance​

HTTP timing breakdown for a URL: DNS lookup, TLS handshake, time-to-first-byte, and full waterfall. Enter an http:// or https:// URL. Optionally provide your own Google PageSpeed API key in settings to enrich results with Lighthouse data.

My IP​

Shows the selected agent's public IP address, ISP, and local network addresses — handy for confirming which egress a site actually uses.

Global intel​

DNS Lookup​

  1. Enter a domain.
  2. Pick a record type (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, or ANY), and optionally a custom resolver (e.g. 1.1.1.1).
  3. Convergence mode runs the same query through all your connected agents at once — perfect for checking global DNS propagation or spotting regional discrepancies. Bulk lookup and reverse (PTR) lookup are available as sub-modes.

BGP Peering​

Routing analysis for an ASN (e.g. AS15169), an IP, or a CIDR prefix. Shows upstream/downstream peers and route visibility. Plain hostnames aren't accepted — look up the IP first.

ISP Outages​

Live map and feed of ISP-level outages detected worldwide. Filter by region or view globally — useful for answering "is it just us, or is the provider down?"

Network security​

Port Scanner​

Checks which TCP ports are open on a target, from the selected agent's vantage point.

  1. Enter a target IP or hostname.
  2. Optionally list specific ports (e.g. 22, 80, 443, 3389) — otherwise the top 100 ports are scanned.

Only scan infrastructure you own or are authorized to test.

SSL Checker​

Validates a site's TLS certificate: chain, expiry dates, and protocol support. Enter a domain; override the port in settings for non-standard TLS services (e.g. 8443).

Packet Filter​

An interactive Wireshark display-filter builder. Compose filters from categorized presets (protocols, hosts, ports, flags) and copy the resulting expression into Wireshark. Runs entirely in your browser.

Packet Forge​

Crafts and sends custom TCP/UDP/ICMP packets from the selected agent — for testing firewall rules and service responses. Choose the protocol, destination port, and payload (text or hex). Use only against infrastructure you're authorized to test.

Utilities​

MAC Vendor​

Identifies the hardware manufacturer for a MAC address (e.g. 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E). Accepts all common formatting styles.

Subnet Calc​

CIDR planning, route summarization, and VLSM planning. Enter a CIDR block (e.g. 192.168.1.0/24) to get network/broadcast boundaries and usable host ranges. Runs entirely in your browser.

Vault & Keys​

Local generators for strong passwords, WPA2/IPSec network keys, and Cisco Type 7 decoding. Everything is generated in your browser — keys and passwords are never sent anywhere or saved to history.

Text Parser​

Paste any messy text (configs, logs) and it instantly extracts and deduplicates all IP addresses, MAC addresses, and domains. Runs entirely in your browser — the text never leaves your machine.

Exporting results​

Most tools let you export results as CSV or JSON, and the History page keeps a session log of your runs that can also be exported.