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John Schilling
BwanaDik is an IP address (WAN and LAN) menu item. Yes, another IP address app. Just what the world needs. You may be asking yourself "why the heck does the world need another IP address application?" Well, it doesn't. But I did. I looked all over for an IP address app that met my needs, and never found one. So I wrote my own. Here's what I wanted in an IP app:
- Small, simple, and resides in the menu bar
- Monitors my network for a good connection. If the connection is lost, let me know with an alert the second it comes back online.
- Quickly copy my WAN and LAN IP
What's New
Version 3.3:
- Works with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
- No longer supported under 10.4.
- Ability to send email alerts removed, as Apple removed the ability to do this in Cocoa under 10.5.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
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BwanaDik is an IP address (WAN and LAN) menu item. Yes, another IP address app. Just what the world needs. You may be asking yourself "why the heck does the world need another IP address application?" Well, it doesn't. But I did. I looked all over for an IP address app that met my needs, and never found one. So I wrote my own. Here's what I wanted in an IP app:
Now, with BwanaDik, I can look at the menu bar and know right away if I can access the internet or not. Even better, when my network is back online, BwanaDik lets me know right away with an alert window. So now I can keep typing code and when the network is ready, I can go do my searches and whatnot.
So, yes, there are a lot of IP address apps out there. I'm sure they are all great. But this one does exactly what I want it to. It probably doesn't do what you want, but that's OK with me. No more features will be added to BwanaDik anyway.
- Small, simple, and resides in the menu bar
- Monitors my network for a good connection. If the connection is lost, let me know with an alert the second it comes back online.
- Quickly copy my WAN and LAN IP address to the menu bar.
Now, with BwanaDik, I can look at the menu bar and know right away if I can access the internet or not. Even better, when my network is back online, BwanaDik lets me know right away with an alert window. So now I can keep typing code and when the network is ready, I can go do my searches and whatnot.
So, yes, there are a lot of IP address apps out there. I'm sure they are all great. But this one does exactly what I want it to. It probably doesn't do what you want, but that's OK with me. No more features will be added to BwanaDik anyway.
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KeesBakker reviewed on 09 Feb 2011
Works flawlessly .
Found this tiny application after the more popular one coconut completely screwed my system (both old and new version) - had over threading problem.
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i don't remember that my experience was so problem-free with earlier versions (but neither do i remember that it wasn't), so i'm not going to say anything about that. but i do heartily recommend giving BwanaDik 3.3 a try. i think it's indispensable.
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ivanovitch reviewed on 31 Oct 2008
I've noticed that it has a memory leak on a number of laptops that I've installed it on, and cannot recommend this app at all on that basis alone: it's too dangerous until it gets fixed.
Other than that, it shows great potential, though I'll be looking for alternatives for now.
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maulrat reviewed on 15 Oct 2008
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bertobox reviewed on 15 Jan 2008
Long live the BwanaDik developers!!
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follerec reviewed on 14 Jan 2008
Great little menubar applet that just simply shows whether I have an Internet connection or not. I personally set it to "Small Aqua Spheres", which looks great on Leopard's (and Tiger's) menubar. That, in my opinion, would be a better default than the bigger globe icons.
One wish: customizable servers for checking the external IP. There are plenty out there to choose from. And I'd love to setup my own for my personal use.
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@gap1028, to delete your BwanaDik preferences file, go to ~/Library/Preferences/ and find the file called com.stimpsoft.bwanadik.plist and send to the trash. :) good luck!
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The external IP is displayed normally.
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sapigila reviewed on 20 Dec 2006
this is very good software but add keyword "network status" for this.
I using macupdate search but this thing is not show up. People will hard to find it using search.
I found BwanaDik from people review in other place.
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CA reviewed on 23 Oct 2006
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I appreciate this software! TNX developer!
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http://www.jschilling.net/contact.php
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the local IP is given instead of the external one, no ssh can work.
I am using in the meantime the get IP application but it's a widget, not in the menu bar.
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Excellent support.
Excellent Zappa-esque utility :)
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