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RacerNet
When you type "www.frugalsoft.com" into your browser's address bar, your computer translates that name into a series of numbers, which uniquely identifies the server "www.frugalsoft.com". To do this, your computer must communicate, over your internet connection, with a Domain Name Server (DNS), a separate computer that maintains a list of readable names and their numerical counterparts. After getting the numerical address once, your computer doesn't have to ask the DNS again. However, everytime you type in a new address, or connect to a new FTP server, your computer must ask the DNS for the numerical address. RacerNet accelerates this process by maintaining it's own list of names and addresses, in the "Hosts" file. This file is used by your computer to get the address of a name without having to contact the DNS, thereby saving you a few ( or more ) seconds each time. Our Review: This program is a simple network tool which "pings" return information on a specified IP address. RacerNet is incredibly simple (much like a telephone) and is free. So give this one a go, but for the more experienced and requiring there are other better applications available.
Licence: Shareware - 30 Days Trial Version: 1.01 OS: Windows 95/98 Date: 1999/03/01 Developer: Frugal Software Size: 2.30 MB		Free download
Yippee Ratings Breakdown (5 is best): Installation: 4 Interface: 3 Functionality: 4 Documentation: 3