In the world of digital networks, there exist tools that serve as silent watchers, capturing and deciphering the hidden language of data packets. These tools are known as packet sniffers. Packet ...

Packet Sniffing may sound like a malicious activity at first glance, but it is actually an ethical way to analyze the network and diagnose any network-related problems. Network technicians use Packet ...

The tools known as network sniffers are named after a product called the Sniffer Network Analyzer. Introduced in 1988 by Network General Corp. (now Network Associates Inc.), the Sniffer was one of the ...

Network General this week is set to announced a slew of product enhancements that the company says will take its portable and distributed troubleshooting tools to a whole new level. Company executives ...

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The new product, InfiniStream, is built on technology Network Associates acquired with its purchase of Lindon, Utah-based Traxess last summer, said Christopher Thompson, vice president of product ...

Sniffers are tools — sometimes referred to as network analyzers — commonly used for monitoring network traffic. The term packet sniffing refers to the technique of copying individual packets as they ...

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ARLINGTON, Va.--Simply booting up a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop can tell people sniffing wireless network traffic a lot about your computer--and about you. Soon after a computer powers up, it starts looking ...