Firmware and Nicomsoft Ltd. Software for Windows

emboot MBA on Disk for VM
$12 - emBoot Incorporated

emBoot's boot agents for Virtual Machines are client-based 'virtual' firmware that allows VM client created with VMware and Connectix (Microsoft) to do a 'network boot' using the virtual NIC. Our boot agents for Virtual Machines (VM) are fully compliant with the Intel Wired for Management - Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) specification. PXE is the defacto industry standard protocols/APIs for network booting.
* Multi-protocol network boot disk / virtual floppy image for VMware and Connectix (Microsoft)
* Functions as PXE / DHCP / BOOTP, RPL or NetWare Boot ROM
* Fastest way to PXE Boot your VM Guest Operating System! Generated floppy can be converted to a .FLP file into your image files directory. Point your floppy device to the .FLP and then set your VM to boot from the floppy device.
* Extra features and options over PXE Boot Image
* Ideal for quickly installing guest operating systems using WfM-enabled desktop tools like emBoot NBT

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Network Boot Tools
$149.99 - emBoot Incorporated

Network Boot Tools offers a pre-OS and network boot management solution that helps business enterprises lower their total cost of ownership of their networks. This product allows network administrators to remotely manage client PCs on their network by allowing them to deploy an array of desktop management tasks in a pre-OS booting environment.
- Complete package of services and administrator applications required to setup a network booting environment, such as: PXE, BOOTP, and TFTP services, Boot Image Editor, Client boot parameter database editor (BOOTPTAB Editor), DOS-based pre-OS utilities, etc.
- Compliance with industry standards including Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0, PXE, DHCP, BOOTP, TFTP and NCP/IPX
- Fully compatible with client-based network boot firmware: 3Com, emBoot and other Managed PC Boot Agents, Intel Boot Agent, emBoot Managed PC Boot Agent, PXE boot ROMs, & Lanworks BootWare

Key Benefits:
* Works across different subnets.
* High-performance multi-threaded TFTP Service.
* Pre-OS Network Booting - In conjunction with bootROMs, Network Boot Tools allows a pre-OS network boot connection to be established. This pre-OS connection enables loading and executing of centrally administered desktop management agents before the local OS is loaded from the hard drive.
* Increased Enterprise Productivity - Facilitates central control and repair of network clients, reducing administrator ?travel time ? to individual PCs, ensuring system availability for end users.
* Lowered Total Cost of Ownership - The overall effect of saving administrators time, keeping end users productive, and protecting your data is lower IT ownership costs.
* Guaranteed Compatibility - Network Boot Tools is compatible with today?s most widely used operating systems and client management utilities ? for a universal network solution.
* Streamlined installation.

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TFTP Server
$0 - SolarWinds

SolarWinds free TFTP Server is a multi-threaded TFTP server commonly used to upload and download executable images and configurations to routers and switches. The free TFTP Server runs on most Microsoft® operating system, including Windows® XP, Vista, 2000, and 2003.

While there are other free TFTP servers available, SolarWinds TFTP Server is the most robust, widely-trusted and, easy-to-use solution that helps network engineers with projects ranging from single file transfers to large network auditing projects.

Some of the more notable features of the SolarWinds free TFTP Server include:

Advanced Security ? allows you to specify an IP address or range of IP addresses that are authorized to use the TFTP Server. Additional parameters can limit usage to only send or only receive files via the TFTP Server.
Multi-threaded ? enables you to concurrently upload and download images from multiple network devices. This powerful feature saves valuable time when managing a complex network with many devices.
Runs as a Service ? optionally runs as a service to deliver 24 x 7 TFTP server availability for your entire network.
Transfers Files Larger than 32MB ? supports the option negotiation protocol (transfer size, block size, timeout) described in the current TFTP protocol specifications. This enables transfer of files up to 4GB, which allows you to transfer the latest IOS or firmware versions without issue.
TFTP Server is just one of the 49 powerful tools included in SolarWinds' award-winning Engineer's Toolset. This robust collection of desktop tools delivers the network management, monitoring, and troubleshooting tools you need to easily and effectively manage your infrastructure -- all in one extremely affordable package!

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ManageEngine WiFi Manager
$0 - AdventNet, Inc.

WiFi Manager is a combined WLAN security and management software for 802.11 a/b/g networks. It presents a Web-based view of all wireless networks operating in your building, access points available inside each network, status of those access points, channel at which they operate, mobile clients connected to them and their signal strength/ noise values, and association history. You can configure/ upgrade firmware of access points using this software. And once integrated with RF sensors, WiFi Manager becomes a full-fledged wireless IDS system identifying rogue APs, intrusions, denial-of-service attacks, and vulnerabilities. It automatically discovers access points, wireless routers, wireless gateways and monitors them for availability, health, errors, and utilization. Note: Free Edition manages 3 access points and 10 wired devices.

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PXE Boot Image for VMware, floppy image
$9 - emBoot Incorporated

emBoot's boot agents for VMware are client-based 'virtual' firmware that allows a VMware client VM to do a "network boot? using the virtual NIC. Our boot agents for VMware are fully compliant with the Intel Wired for Management - Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) specification. PXE is the defacto industry standard protocols/APIs for network booting.

By working closely with VMware and key VMware customers, emBoot has overcome limitations with 'other' PXE implementations that simply do not work under VMware virtual machines (VM).
* PXE Boot Image for VMware - Bootable floppy image functions as a PXE Boot ROM
* Fastest way to PXE Boot your VM Guest Operating System! Simply extract the provided .FLP file to your image files directory, point your floppy device to the .FLP and then set your VM to boot from the floppy device.
* Ideal for quickly installing guest operating systems using WfM-enabled desktop tools like emBoot NBT

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Wi-Fi WEP Key Generator
$14.95 - Brady & Associates, LLC.

There are literally millions of older Wi-Fi equipment installations that cannot benefit from the newer WPA wireless protection encryption algorithms. Primarily because the equipment manufacturers have abandoned the equipment and no longer provide updated drivers / firmware upgrades.

Some manufacturers build what are known as 'passphrase generators' into their equipment. This basically allows the user to enter an easily remembered phrase and the equipment generates the WEP key based upon an algorithm built into the equipment... and there lies the rub.

Every manufacturer seems to do it a bit differently, if they do it at all. There doesn't seem to be any kind of standard toward implementing WEP. This creates lots of problems when you are trying to connect devices from various manufacturers because the results from their built in passphrase generators are different across devices.

With the WEP Key Generator Utility, you can generate keys based on a passphrase that is compatible with all wireless systems because all wireless network systems must support hexadecimal based keys.

Instead of using the passphrase generator that is built into the router, or your wireless card on your laptop or PDA, you use the WEP Key Generator utility to generate the WEP keys and manually enter them into your wireless router settings and wireless network adapters.

As you can imagine, this greatly simplifies the implementation of equipment from different manufacturers. Now you can easily use Orinoco, Netgear, and D-Link wireless cards with a Linksys, SMC or Belkin router / switch and not have to worry that one manufacturer uses ASCII based WEP keys and the other doesn't support it. You are not limited in your choice of equipment by brand.

Not only do we support creating a key with a passphrase, we also have created a way to generate WEP keys based upon any particular file on your computer.

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