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Network, Linux, Windows & email tools

Calculators, config generators and checkers I built for my own work. Free, fast and private – everything runs in your browser unless it needs a live DNS lookup.

Network

IPv4 Subnet Calculator

Network, broadcast, usable host range, wildcard mask and binary view for any IPv4 address and CIDR prefix.

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IPv6 Subnet Calculator

Prefix range, number of addresses and /64 networks, and a list of subnets when you split a delegation.

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IPv6 Address Converter

Expand or compress any IPv6 address and see it as binary, decimal, hex groups and an ip6.arpa reverse DNS name – or turn a decimal number back into IPv6.

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IPv6 Address Validator

Check whether an IPv6 address is valid and find out what kind it is – global unicast, link-local, unique local, multicast, documentation, IPv4-mapped and more.

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IPv6 Cheat Sheet

IPv6 address types, special prefixes and prefix sizes on one page – a quick reference for planning and troubleshooting.

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Network

MAC Address Converter

Reformat a MAC address for Windows, Linux or Cisco, check its unicast/multicast and local/global bits, and derive the EUI-64 IPv6 link-local address.

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IPv4 Address Converter

Convert an IPv4 address to decimal, hex, binary, octal and its IPv4-mapped IPv6 form – and back.

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Network

Bandwidth & Transfer Time Calculator

How long will a backup, upload or migration take? Enter the size and link speed – with a realistic overhead allowance.

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Network

TCP/UDP Port Lookup

Search the well-known ports used by mail, web, remote access, databases, Windows domains and VoIP – with protocol and firewall notes.

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Email & DNS

DNS Lookup

Look up A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, CAA, SRV and PTR records for any domain or IP address.

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Email & DNS

SPF, DKIM & DMARC Checker

Check a domain’s MX, SPF, DMARC and DKIM records in one go, with plain-English findings and fixes for common mistakes.

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Email & DNS

SPF Record Generator

Build a valid SPF TXT record for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, your own mail server and sending services – with a lookup counter.

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Email & DNS

DMARC Record Generator

Create a DMARC policy record step by step – from monitoring (p=none) to full protection (p=reject) – with reporting addresses and alignment.

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Linux

Netplan YAML Generator

Generate a correct Netplan file for a static IP or DHCP on Ubuntu 18.04 to 26.04 – with the right gateway syntax, file permissions and apply commands.

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Linux

Nginx Server Block Generator

Production-ready Nginx server blocks for WordPress/PHP-FPM, static sites and reverse proxies – HTTPS, HTTP/2, www redirect and security headers included.

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Linux

systemd Service Generator

Turn any script or app into a systemd service that starts on boot, restarts on failure and runs as a locked-down user.

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Linux

Crontab Generator

Build a cron schedule from plain choices, read any cron expression in plain English and preview the next run times.

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chmod Calculator

Tick read, write and execute for owner, group and others – or type an octal like 750 – and get the symbolic form and the command.

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Windows

Windows Static IP Command Generator

Set a static IP, gateway and DNS on Windows 10/11 or Windows Server – as netsh or PowerShell commands, plus the commands to switch back to DHCP.

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Windows

Robocopy Command Builder

Build a safe Robocopy command for migrations, mirrors and backups – multithreaded, with retries, logging and an optional dry run.

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Windows Repair Command Generator

Pick the problem – corrupt system files, update failures, network trouble, disk errors – and get the right SFC, DISM, chkdsk or netsh sequence in the right order.

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Security

Password & Passphrase Generator

Strong random passwords and memorable passphrases generated with your browser’s cryptographic random source – nothing is sent or stored.

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Security

Hash & Checksum Generator

SHA-256, SHA-512 and SHA-1 for text or files – verify an ISO or installer against its published checksum without uploading it anywhere.

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