A Powerful Tool for Professional Users
CommView is a powerful network monitor and analyzer designed for LAN administrators, security professionals, network programmers -- virtually anyone who wants a full picture of the traffic flowing through a PC or LAN segment. Loaded with many user-friendly features, CommView combines performance and flexibility with an ease of use unmatched in the industry. This application captures every packet on the Ethernet wire (or dial-up connection) to display important information such as a list of packets and network connections, vital statistics, protocol distribution charts, and so on. With this information, CommView can help you view and examine packets, pinpoint network problems, and troubleshoot software and hardware. If you need a WLAN monitoring solution, you can use CommView for WiFi, a wireless network monitor for 802.11 a/b/g networks.
Protocol Decoding
With over 70 supported protocols, CommView allows you to see every detail of a captured packet using a convenient tree-like structure to display protocol layers and packet headers. Additionally, the product provides an open interface for plugging in custom decoding modules.
Reconstructing Data Streams
One of the most important features of a good packet analyzer is the ability to reconstruct TCP data streams, providing the user with easy-to-read information on both current and past TCP sessions between different network hosts. With just one mouse click, you can watch the contents of any TCP session, be it an HTTP client-server conversation shown as an HTML page, or a POP3 mail download shown as ASCII text. Another mouse click, and you can see the next session between the selected or any other hosts.
Debugging Applications
If your development team creates network-oriented software applications, it needs a packet monitor and analyzer. This innovative tool saves time by allowing a developer to quickly troubleshoot and debug any application. With CommView, you can look at the packets sent by the application being developed, check for protocol compliance, or generate and send customized packets. CommView's unique ability to capture traffic even on the loopback interface is a feature any developer will appreciate.
Reports
Customizable reports generated by CommView provide the user with detailed, real-time statistical data that covers network utilization, top LAN talkers, protocol distribution, errors, and more. Reports are available in HTML and text formats.
Data Exchange
With CommView, sharing capture files is easy. This application can import and export data in many different formats, including Network Instruments Observer?, Network General Sniffer? for DOS/Windows, Microsoft? NetMon, WildPackets EtherPeek? and AiroPeek?, and Tcpdump (libcap) file formats.
Filters and Alarms
CommView's flexible system of filters is ideal for filtering out unimportant network traffic and concentrating on critical packets and events. Filter traffic based on the protocol, MAC or IP address, port, text string, or use advanced Boolean rules for creating complex formulas. An array of alarm notification options will warn you of important events by displaying a message, playing a sound, launching an application, sending an e-mail message, etc.
Remote Monitoring
For remote monitoring tasks, use our special, optional add-on for CommView: CommView Remote Agent. It allows CommView users to capture network traffic on any computer where Remote Agent is running, regardless of the computer's physical location. This powerful and unique technology broadens your monitoring range: you are no longer limited by your LAN segment or personal computer. If you are in Tokyo and want to troubleshoot a complex software installation in Amsterdam, just install CommView Remote Agent on the target system and watch the important TCP/IP traffic from the comfort of your own office.
System Requirements
CommView system requirements depend on the network utilization. For optimal performance, we recommend a minimum system setup of a 1600 MHz processor with 128 MB of RAM. CommView supports the following Windows operating systems: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003.
About
CommView Network Monitor is brought to you by TamoSoft. TamoSoft develops cutting-edge security and network monitoring software for the Internet and Local Area Networks, providing clients with the ability and confidence to meet the challenges of tomorrow's technology. Keeping pace with the industry trends, we offer professional tools that support the latest standards, protocols, software, and hardware in both wired and wireless networks.
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