LanLights Alternatives

LanLights is described as 'Was written to replace the missing LAN activity lights for Windows 95/98 after upgrading to DSL or Cable with even more functionality' and is an app. There are six alternatives to LanLights for Windows. The best LanLights alternative is NetSpeedMonitor, which is free. Other great apps like LanLights are Network Activity Indicator, FreeMeter, Network Lights and UpDown Meter.

LanLights

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LanLights was written to replace the missing LAN activity lights for Windows 95/98 after upgrading to DSL or Cable with...

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NetSpeedMonitor
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Free • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Windows
39 NetSpeedMonitor alternatives
NetSpeedMonitor is a lightweight Network Monitoring Toolbar for your Windows Taskbar designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows 7. With NetSpeedMonitor you can monitor the current speed (up- and downstream) of your Network...
- - NetSpeedMonitor is the most popular Windows alternative to LanLights.
- - NetSpeedMonitor is the most popular free alternative to LanLights.
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1. LightweightNetSpeedMonitor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Network speed monitor
Network activity
Traffic Monitoring
Discontinued
The program is no longer available on the official website. Last version, 2.5.4.0, released in April 2010, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
Network Activity Indicator
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Free • Open Source
Windows
30 Network Activity Indicator alternatives
Network Activity Indicator displays the old 'two monitors' icon in Windows 7 that flashes blue to show network activity in the System Tray.
- - Network Activity Indicator is the most popular Open Source alternative to LanLights.
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Network Activity Indicator Features
Network activity
Tray Icon
FreeMeter
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Free • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Windows
39 FreeMeter alternatives
Monitor network bandwidth (C#.NET 2k/XP+). Desktop and Systray graph. Configurable connection speed, update interval, color, transparency. Monitor any or all network interfaces. Ping/Trace/UPnP utilities. Email notifier (POP/IMAP).
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FreeMeter Features
1. PortableFreeMeter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightFreeMeter consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Traffic Monitoring
Support for Hotkeys
Customizable
Discontinued
No new release from 2009 (seefile date in archive latest v1.6.3)
Network Lights
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Free • Open Source
Windows
32 Network Lights alternatives
Network Lights is a Windows program, which blinks keyboard LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) indicating outgoing and incoming network packets on network interface.
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Network activity
Discontinued
No release from 2012
UpDown Meter
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
34 UpDown Meter alternatives
UpDown Meter graphs network activity for a specific network adapter. It is deliberately designed to consume trace memory and processor time, so it can run as long as the system runs, providing an overview of how the connection is being used.
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UpDown Meter Features
GPLv3
Network activity
Traffic Monitoring
GabNetStats
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Free • Open Source
Windows
34 GabNetStats alternatives
GabNetStats is a small utility that restores the blinking network indicator back in the notification area of your Windows Vista or Windows Seven operating system, among other features. It visually looks like exactly the same as the icon found in the Window XP system tray and...
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1. PortableGabNetStats can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Network activity
Comments about GabNetStats as a Alternative to LanLights
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This product has very good statistics and network connection data.
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