Ping & dns for Android

Ping & dns app for android description: (for an explanation of the gps permission see below.
)Displays network information and diagnostics: ping a server (via icmp over ipv4 or ipv6 and tcp) dns lookup (with geographical lookup of ip addresses) reverse dns lookup whois queries inspecting http response headers trace routes (also with ip address geo lookup) check whether a range of ports is open scan a host for ssl versions and ciphers and look up the location of hosts and whether it 39 s reachable from the public internet.
It also shows details of the current network setup and connection of the device including netstat information.
Quot wake on lan functionality for waking up machines.
Includes a home screen widget for long running pings.
Recently used hosts ip addresses and dns servers are remembered for auto completion.
The results can be copied (via long click on the output text) sent via email or stored in a file as text or pdf.
A history of the results of recent operations is kept (swipe left and right to switch between tabs).
Numerous options (like using an alternative name server ping ttl showing ping times for each traceroute step broadcast ping using https setting the http port number selection of dns record types to query etc.
) Are available through a long click on the go button.
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Note for samsung devices: ping and traceroute don 39 t work on some samsung devices on android - 2 and newer because samsung required functionality.
Tcp ping should always work though.
Why the gps permission? First off gps is only accessed if the show location checkbox is set in the ping options dialog.
This checkbox is turned off by default so unless you explicitly set it you don 39 t need to worry about your location ever being tracked.
Tracking location is useful for measuring ping times during long running pings across large a