Network Utility Tools

A comprehensive web-based toolkit for network engineers, system administrators, and cybersecurity professionals. This application provides essential network utilities such as IP address conversion, subnet calculations, reverse DNS lookup, and a ping utility—all in one convenient interface.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Demo
• Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Setup
• Usage
  • IP Converter
  • Subnet Calculator
  • Reverse DNS Lookup
  • Ping Utility
• Contributing
• License
• Acknowledgments

Features

• IP Converter: Convert between IP addresses and their hexadecimal representations. Supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
• Subnet Mask to CIDR Conversion: Convert subnet masks to CIDR notation and vice versa.
• Subnet Calculator: Calculate network information based on IP address and subnet mask or CIDR notation.
• Reverse DNS Lookup: Find the domain name associated with an IP address.
• Ping Utility: Check the reachability of a host by sending ICMP echo requests.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• pip (Python package installer)

Setup

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo-name.git
   cd your-repo-name

2. Create a Virtual Environment (Optional but Recommended)

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the Application

   python app.py

5. Access the Application

   Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000

Usage

IP Converter

• IP Address to Hexadecimal

  • Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
  • Select "IP Address to Hexadecimal".
  • Click "Convert" to get the hexadecimal representation.

• Hexadecimal to IP Address

  • Enter a hexadecimal value.
  • Select "Hexadecimal to IP Address".
  • Click "Convert" to get the IP address.

Subnet Calculator

• Enter an IP address.
• Enter a subnet mask or CIDR notation.
• Click "Calculate" to view subnet information such as network address, broadcast address, subnet mask, wildcard mask, number of hosts, and IP version.

Reverse DNS Lookup

• Enter an IP address.
• Click "Lookup" to find the associated domain name.

Ping Utility

• Enter an IP address or hostname.
• Click "Ping" to send ICMP echo requests and receive the response time.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/your-feature-name
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Flask - The web framework used.
• Bootstrap - For responsive UI components.
• ping3 - Used for the Ping Utility.
• ipaddress - Python module for IP address manipulation.