Network Magic Essentials

• Version: 5.5
• Downloads Count: 75,443
• License Type: 7 Day Trial
• Price: $30
• Date Added: Sep 9, 2009
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7
• Requirements: 32- or 64-bit OS; 100MB disk space; 256MB RAM for XP, 512 MB RAM for Vista; wired (Ethernet) or wireless Internet connection with router or gateway
• File Size: 33.425 MB
• Author: Cisco Systems

Most recent User Reviews for Network Magic Essentials

• Reviewed by: Netwurk

  10-06-2011

  Duration of ownership: 2 Days

  Strengths: Nice network mapping

  Weaknesses: It is a Cisco app and cannot identify any routers or switches in my Cisco only network

  Overall Evaluation: Should be branded Linksys if it cannot identify Cisco equipment

• Reviewed by: ribroast

  04-13-2011

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: Great program for maintaining home network.

  Weaknesses: Not free.

  Overall Evaluation: Network Magic makes my life easy, it has saved me hours of headaches in setting up and maintaining my network. I can get to the router's setup screen by opening it up from the network map screen. This way you don't have to remember the IP address of your routers set up or even the user name and password. Same thing for other stuff (Pro version)like network drives, etc. It also maintains my shares, of which I have many, so they always work. I have 7 computers, 2 network drives, a wireless printer, and a wifi phone on my network, so this tool is invaluable to me.

• Reviewed by: CarlMiddle

  11-17-2010

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: It's free to try

  Weaknesses: IT DOESN'T WORK!

  Overall Evaluation: Don't waste your time downloading it.

• Reviewed by: aspicer

  09-03-2009

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: Scans the network - keeps up with the network, wants you to install it on all computers

  Weaknesses: Too much of Chatty Cathy! After installing things - I normally sort of forget them. But this thing started a **** near broadcast storm. I mean Arp is fine ... but this thing was "storming" arp. I mean come ON.

  Overall Evaluation: I removed it the same day. When I need to go find out WHAT is causing a lot of traffic on my network, and this thing is it, it's got to go. I will not miss you.

• Reviewed by: romanmel

  05-09-2009

  Duration of ownership: 6 Months

  Strengths: Had no installaton problems on a mixed Windows Vista 64/XP network. Most importantly, it works. It identified new devices that tried to enter my network and correctly identified computers whose security status was not adequate.

  Weaknesses: None that I can complain about.

  Overall Evaluation: I like it. I installed it on my home network and plan to use it in my small business network.

• Reviewed by: brian45920

  01-15-2009

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: If you can get around the problems it is an easy install of a home network.

  Weaknesses: Lack of information on getting by firewall.

  Overall Evaluation: After I dumped Online Armour and went with only Windows Firewall all was tickety boo. The info provided about the network is very good

• Reviewed by: gflowers

  12-18-2008

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: Did not wokr correctly, so I do not know if it has any

  Weaknesses: does not work and can not get tech support. Sent 3 requests, no response. Went to Cisco and sent another request. Has been a week and no response.

  Overall Evaluation: Less than poor since I could not get support. And then they wanted me to pay for telephone support

• Reviewed by: KenFougere

  10-28-2008

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: ?

  Weaknesses: Application wouldn't load

  Overall Evaluation: None, Application wouldn't load

• Reviewed by: dcontarino

  08-31-2007

  Duration of ownership: 5 Days

  Strengths: -Gets stubborn wireless connections to work seamlessly, -Very detailed info on all devices connected to your network, -Easy interface

  Weaknesses: -Would bog down your system unless you have a good setup, -Adds more services & startup programs, -For full benefit, must install on all computers in a network

  Overall Evaluation: This tool/utility was a surprise... it provides good detail on your home network, and helps prevent "intruders". Good for people who like to monitor everything in real-time. However, I'm still not sure if the $29 price is worth it or not. Some if not most of the tools in this software can be obtained elsewhere, whether it be in Internet security suites or pc-optimization utilities.