The security section is done, network tools are in, and the program now handles admin privileges on its own.The security section is done, network tools are in, and the program now handles admin privileges on its own.
For the network side I added two things. A ping checker that sends 4 packets to whatever host you type in, and an IP viewer that shows your local IP using Python’s socket module and your public IP by calling curl ifconfig.me. Both are things I actually use all the time and was tired of opening a separate terminal for.
The firewall assistant checks if all three Windows profiles are active and whether port 3389 is exposed. That last one matters — leaving Remote Desktop open is one of the most common security mistakes on Windows machines.
The self-elevation part was probably the most satisfying to figure out. Some tools need admin rights to work properly, and instead of making the user remember to right-click and run as admin, the script checks on startup and relaunches itself elevated if needed. My machine has auto-UAC so I don’t see the popup, but it works.
14 tools now. Ready to submit.