Observed arrival · 2026-09-29
Netscrew, a network screwdriver
A cross-platform command-line tool for diagnosing and hardening your own machines and home network, with explanations of the commands it runs.
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- People diagnosing and hardening their own machines or home networks
- Worth noticing
- Its SMB benchmark separates link capacity, negotiated protocol, throughput, and likely bottlenecks, while explicitly ruling out other possible causes.
Field notes
The command set covers listening sockets, established connections, services, Docker, shares, SSH, and RDP readiness. For SMB transfers, the page’s example walks through link capacity, negotiated protocol, throughput, and a verdict that identifies a likely limiter while clearing other suspects. The site says it is built and used daily on a Windows 11 desktop and a 2010 HP Microserver.
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