How To Detain TCP / IP Packets That Move Through Network Adapters
SmartSniff is a freeware that helps detain TCP/IP packets that move through the network adapter. It permits viewing of this data as a series of dialogues between the server and the client in either ASCII format or in hex dump format. Generally ASCII format is used for HTTP, POP3, SMTP and FTP protocols that are text based. Hex dump formats are used for DNS protocols that are not text based.
SmartSniff detains TCP/IP packets with 3 techniques. It captures data with the WinPcap Capture-driver, or with Raw Sockets technique without the use of a driver. The third technique is to use the MS network monitor-driver.
The captured data is exhibited in automatic mode by default. In this mode if the software finds that the character count is less than 0X20 it will shift to hex dump form,else it will show the data in ASCII form. The URL mode will exhibit URL addresses contained in data packets captured. In the live mode the dialog list is updated during capture itself.
The software also displays process information like, process filename and ID for TCP packets. It also permits you to filter away unnecessary TCP/IP activity while the capture procedure is on. The detained data can be exported to other applications using this software.
This software works on Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows XP and Windows 2000 on condition that the system has a WinPcap capture-driver that is attuned to the network adapter. This driver is not mandatory in Windows XP or Windows 2000 if you use Raw Sockets capture technique.
The latest version, which is SmartSniff 1.5 has new features like exhibition of reception date and time of the most recent packet obtained. It also computes the TCP connection’s speed in Kbps.
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