Mac Networking Freeware
Thursday, December 14, 2006

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HenWen

HenWen is a network security package for Mac OS X that makes it easy to configure and run Snort, a free Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS). HenWen's goal is to simplify setting up and maintaining software that will scan network traffic for undesirable traffic a firewall may not block. Everything you need to have is bundled in; there is no compiling or command line use necessary. Features:
  • Drag and drop installation (no installer or uninstaller necessary)
  • Includes a precompiled Snort 2.3.3 binary for Mac OS X
  • Supports all major Snort preprocessor and output plugins
  • Supports all Snort rule sets, and makes it easy to add additional rule sets
  • Supports configuring all current Snort rule variables
  • Supports direct logging to MySQL databases
  • Supports ODBC database logging (for PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, and more)
  • Supports auto-blocking
  • Can update Snort rules over the network
  • Can set up Snort to run at system startup
  • Includes a helper application, LetterStick, which can:
    • Provide real-time security alert pop-up windows
    • E-Mail alerts as they are received
    • Speak the alert text, or play a sound effect, when an alert is received
    • Use Terminal to view the Snort logs
  • Supports modem and broadband network connections
  • Disk-volume-format-agnostic (does not require HFS+ to run)
  • Available in English, German, and French (in the same package)
  • And more...

The author is not affiliated with the Snort development team. More information about Snort, including additional downloads and source code, is available online at http://www.snort.org/

HenWen and LetterStick are licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. Source code is available via CVS on HenWen's SourceForge project page.

What's new in version 2.1.2:
  • Restored compatibility with Mac OS X 10.2.x.
  • Fixed a problem which made it impossible to edit variables and rules under Mac OS X 10.4.x.
  • The "Launch Snort as a startup item" menu item works again under Mac OS X 10.4.x.
Download:here

GameRanger


GameRanger provides a completely customized Macintosh-friendly environment for players to meet worthy opponents, organize and play games, discuss strategies, and exchange tricks and ideas.

Persistent player accounts, profiles, chat rooms, game rooms, audio voice chat, paging, server lists and powerful filtering are just a handful of the features GameRanger offers.

Download:here

Flame



View all bonjour traffic.

Download:here

SlingShot



Martian SlingShot makes the process of keeping files and now iTunes Playlists in sync between two or more Macintoshes as simple as a few clicks. By incorporating Apple's "Bonjour" technology, SlingShot makes finding and connecting to other computers on a network easy. It's the easiest way to keep your music -- including the expensive songs you've bought from the iTunes Music Store -- backed up and available on all of your computers. With SlingShot 2.0, you can Publish an iTunes Playlist of music onto the network and then Subscribe to the Playlist from other computers.


Download:here

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