# BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager

A powerful open-source tool for managing networks and troubleshooting network problems!

Repository: https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/networkmanager
Homepage: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ip-scanner, port-scanner, wifi, ping-monitor, traceroute, dns-lookup, powershell, putty, remote-desktop, subnet-calculator, windows, wpf, dns, icmp, lldp, rdp, ssh, aws-ssm, vnc, net10
Last push: 2026-08-20T07:22:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3416, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 126, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8709, forks 848 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:24.347891+00:00)

## What it is
NETworkManager is a free, open-source Windows application that bundles 27 network management and troubleshooting tools into a unified GUI, including IP Scanner, Port Scanner, Ping Monitor, Traceroute, DNS Lookup, WiFi Analyzer, and integrated Remote Desktop, PuTTY (SSH), PowerShell, and TigerVNC clients. It supports encrypted host profiles, system-wide policies, an MSI installer with signed binaries, and package manager deployment, making it suitable for both individual engineers and enterprise teams.

## Use cases
- scan a subnet for active devices
- find open TCP ports on a server
- monitor host availability with ping
- trace the network route to a host
- analyze nearby WiFi networks and channels
- manage RDP and SSH connections in one app
- look up DNS records
- calculate IPv4 subnets

## When to choose
- you want one unified Windows tool instead of juggling a dozen separate network utilities
- you need built-in remote access clients (RDP, SSH/Telnet/Serial via PuTTY, VNC, PowerShell) alongside diagnostics
- you manage hosts across multiple customers or environments and want encrypted, reusable profiles
- you need enterprise deployment features like MSI installer, signed binaries, Group Policy policies, and WinGet/Chocolatey support

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform tool for Linux or macOS, since NETworkManager is Windows-only (WPF)
- you need scriptable or headless network scanning, where CLI tools like nmap are a better fit
- you require deep packet capture or protocol analysis beyond LLDP/CDP, where Wireshark is more appropriate
- you need a lightweight portable utility and don't want a full multi-tool application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: networking, developer-tools, gui, monitoring, security
- domain: networking, developer-tools, self-hosted, security
- platform: windows
- tags: network-troubleshooting, remote-desktop, ssh-client, ip-scanner, port-scanner, wifi-analyzer, ping-monitor, traceroute, dns-lookup, subnet-calculator, wpf, enterprise-ready, profiles, rdp, vnc, wake-on-lan, snmp, desktop

## Member repositories
- BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.347891+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:25:22.213820+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.347891+00:00, sha 011a3f42e403)
  - homepage: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.844485+00:00, sha d4e0f2ca1967)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.853324+00:00, sha 8f05ec23cf74)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/dashboard (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.855178+00:00, sha 998f56003bfa)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/network-interface (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.856802+00:00, sha e4c2c78d0f7c)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/wifi (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.858479+00:00, sha 948a5691de8d)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/ip-scanner (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.859970+00:00, sha a9e6e232594e)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/port-scanner (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.861890+00:00, sha 28166e736efa)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/ping-monitor (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.864025+00:00, sha d2b244ee5788)
  - site_page: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/application/traceroute (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:51.865830+00:00, sha 087a1cad9c6c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.