Windows comes with a range of useful tools for evaluating the connectivity of any computer, but most work directly from the command line and are far from user-friendly. InternetTest, an open source application, wants to change that by putting equivalent functions behind an intuitive interface, along with a speed test, website access checks, geolocation tools, and a reader for passwords of stored WiFi networks.
One of the simplest tests we can run to check a computer's connectivity (besides opening a browser and getting an error message) is to go to the command prompt and run a ping command. Windows has its own "troubleshooter", but in nearly thirty years of career I have never seen it fix anything, so the manual route is more effective.
Now, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Sometimes we have speed or IP assignment issues, and we can't forget those cases where the problem is not local but remote. The folks at Léo Corporation believe we can address all these details at once, and their answer is InternetTest, an open source application.
How to Evaluate Your PC's Connectivity with InternetTest
InternetTest is divided into three categories. The first one is Web Utilities, where you can find the general status of the connection, a function similar to the DownDetector portal to check the load of websites, and a DNS search for domains that presents "whois" information. The general status also includes a basic download speed test.
The second category is IP Tools, with an entire field dedicated to our IP number, its estimated geographic location, and its position on a map (InternetTest uses OpenStreetMap for this). Finally, Commands brings a ping tool, ipconfig (just like the ipconfig we run in the console), trace route (which will work or not depending on the router), and WiFi Passwords, very useful to recover passwords for WiFi networks saved on the computer.
The only technical details of InternetTest are the collection of telemetry (it can be disabled at the beginning or in the Settings section), four false positives for its installer on VirusTotal (the executable is clean), and the mandatory installation of the .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0. Link below!
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