NetAlly Launches the First-Ever 100G Network Tester Designed for Enterprise Networks

All-new LinkRunner 100G - professional-grade performance and precision tool network engineers need to troubleshoot and upgrade critical 100G fiber links.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NetAlly today announced LinkRunner® 100G, a handheld tester built to validate and troubleshoot high-speed fiber links increasingly moving beyond data centers and into enterprise networks. With the press of a single button, LinkRunner 100G AutoTest tells a network technician whether a 100G link is healthy — and if it isn't, exactly what's wrong. At $8,999 plus an AllyCare Pro subscription, LinkRunner 100G delivers the professional-grade diagnostics network engineers expect from a 100G tester at a price built for enterprise IT.

"AI is driving a networking super-cycle, pushing higher-speed networks beyond the data center and into the enterprise," said Jeff O'Mara, CEO of NetAlly. "Until today, the tools to support those networks were expensive and highly specialized for big telco providers. Enterprise IT is different. We built LinkRunner 100G to give enterprise network professionals the tool they need to deploy, fix, and upgrade these networks."

As 25G, 40G, 50G, and 100G networks become more common in enterprise environments, IT teams are being asked to manage fiber networks that operate differently from the lower-speed connections they have traditionally supported. Troubleshooting networks running on twisted-pair copper up to 10G has been eased by rich automation specified by IEEE standards for auto-negotiation of speed, power, and polarity. None of this automation exists for 100G networks, resulting in brittle, hard-coded configurations. Vendors further complicate the space with proprietary, complex transceivers that modify encodings and bit rates to gain advantages in fiber efficiency and bandwidth.

LinkRunner 100G is designed specifically for these new challenges faced by network support teams, allowing technicians to run a full diagnostic at the push of a button, with no specialized fiber training required.

With LinkRunner 100G, network pros solve problems on 100G networks with simple, automated steps:

1. Catch configuration mismatches that can leave a Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable 28 (QSFP28) port down, even when nothing is actually broken. QSFP Insights identifies the transceiver, fiber type, speed, and Forward Error Correction (FEC) settings, helping uncover mismatches that can be difficult to spot through the switch alone.
   
   
2. Pinpoint the problem to make the fix, rather than guessing. NetAlly's EZ Wired app validates the link speed, FEC, interfaces, network services, and application connectivity as well as transceiver operation. Since each parameter must be set by the user on the switches, knowing the exact set of parameters provides the network pro with the recipe for success.
    
3. See where the traffic is actually getting stuck, rather than assuming the problem is the link being tested. Path Analysis traces the network path from the tester to its destination, hop by hop, revealing when a slowdown originates elsewhere, such as an overloaded switch several hops away.
   
   
4. Identify when a 100G link is trending in a bad direction and may be close to failing – before it does. Forward Error Correction (FEC), which enables higher-speed fiber connections by correcting damaged bits, can mask a degrading link while the network continues to operate. AutoTest catches failures before your users do and captures the information in Link-Live.
   
   
5. Verify that the network performs as specified and prove that you are getting the performance you paid for. Use Performance Test to validate newly deployed infrastructure, troubleshoot existing networks, and confirm expected throughput.

"Higher-speed fiber is quickly becoming part of the enterprise network, and IT teams need to be ready for it," O'Mara said. "If you're responsible for links above 10G, LinkRunner 100G belongs in your toolkit."

LinkRunner 100G is handheld and battery-powered, so technicians can take it on any call, not just escalations. Results are translated into plain-language answers rather than error codes and can be uploaded to Link-Live, NetAlly's collaboration and reporting platform, so a technician can share a full report instead of a screenshot.

Pricing and Availability

LinkRunner 100G is now available for $8,999, plus an AllyCare Pro subscription, through NetAlly's network of authorized resellers. For full details, visit www.netally.com.

About NetAlly

Since introducing the industry's first handheld network analyzer in 1993, NetAlly has helped network professionals deploy, manage, maintain, and secure today's complex wired and wireless networks. Visit www.netally.com or contact 1-844-878-2559.

SOURCE NetAlly