Network Tools
Hurricane Electric Network Tools is a mobile network diagnostics app that provides common testing and lookup utilities for engineers and administrators.
What is Network Tools?
Hurricane Electric Network Tools is published by Hurricane Electric and is offered under the bundle ID net.he.NetworkUtility. The official product site describes it as a suite of network diagnostics tools for network engineers and system administrators. Documented functions include interface information, ARP and NDP lookup, DNS record lookup, subnet and IP calculation, iperf performance testing, ping, ping sweep, traceroute, progressive traceroute, port scanning, SSL/TLS inspection, and Whois lookups. The product site also notes one-time password support for TOTP and HOTP, with iCloud Keychain sync on iOS when enabled. This entry is categorized as an app because the verified metadata points to a user-facing network utility product rather than a background component or library file. Users typically encounter it when installing a dedicated toolkit for troubleshooting connectivity, routing, name resolution, and service reachability.
Key features
- Shows current network interface information
- Looks up DNS records including common zone data
- Calculates subnet details such as netmask, host range, and broadcast
- Runs ping, ping sweep, traceroute, and progressive traceroute tests
- Performs TCP port scans against remote hosts
- Checks SSL/TLS protocol, cipher, and certificate details
- Runs iperf v2 and v3 TCP and UDP performance tests
- Stores TOTP and HOTP one-time passwords
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This is a legitimate network utility published by Hurricane Electric. It is intended for diagnostics and troubleshooting, but some features inspect local network devices or remote services, so results can expose network details you should treat as sensitive.
Recommendation: Keep it if you actively use network testing or troubleshooting tools. If you do not use network diagnostics on this Mac, it is optional and can be removed like other user-installed apps.
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