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This is a great tool for network administrators, security professionals, and just about any advanced computer user with an internet connection.

Unlike an ordinary packet analyzer, NetworkActiv PIAFCTM allows you to choose between three different modes of analyzation,

Mode 1 (Packet Interceptor)
While in this mode, PIAFCTM captures and analyzes network data packets. PIAFCTM allows you to view special information encoded in each packet such as the source and destination IP addresses, the source and destination ports, and many other pieces of information. When capturing using the NetworkActiv PIAFCTM Packet Driver, data is captured at the ethernet level allowing you to see the MAC (Media Access Control) addresses of each computer from which you have received packets. Many packets can be captured in a short period of time, and so you may not wish to view them all. With PIAFCTM, you can filter the capturing of packets by IP address, port, packet size, protocol, and/or text-sub-string searching of each packet's content. Also, you can search for a text-sub-string within the current list of packets, save the list of packets to a text file, view the data payload content of each packet (in Hex, Decimal, Text, or standard Hex+Text style), and more.

Mode 2 (HTTP File Interceptor)
With this mode, you can capture images, web-pages, web-page initiated HTTP downloads, and more. This is done by the automated capturing and analyzing of HTTP (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol) specific packets. When PIAFCTM sees an HTTP file transfer hidden in the mass of packets, it starts collecting the packets associated with the file being transferred and when it has received all of them, it saves the file to your disk (at a location chosen by you). You can filter the saving of files by IP address, port, file extension, and/or file size.

Mode 3 (Statistical Mode)
Statistical Mode monitors and analyzes the network traffic and forms statistical information pertaining to each IP address, each IP address pair, and each local port. This information is useful, especially for understanding the different IP addresses and data amounts involved with a given network utilizing task such as loading a web page. This mode may also assist the technician in finding problems with redundant network load configurations and systems.

Unlike many packet analyzers out there, this software does NOT require (nor does it use) WinPCap, nor any other third party extensions.

Features of NetworkActiv PIAFCTM 2.2:

· Three different modes of network traffic analyzation.

· Ethernet level packet capture.

· Dial-up modem support.

· Save and load filter profiles for use in different situations.

· See what time each packet was received at.

· Search list of packets for a text sub-string.

· Encode and decode Base64 and Hex, and create MD5 hashes of Base64, Hex, or even Text.

· View MAC addresses and IP addresses at the same time.

· Can hide in the system tray.

· Can automatically log packets to disk as they are received; Various advanced logging features such as Time and/or Size based multiple log file creation, and automatic deletion of old log files.

· Can be configured to play a sound when a packet is received.

· Can be installed as a Windows Service... Server environment ready.

· Forms statistical information pertaining to IP addresses, IP address pairs, and local ports.

· Most importantly, this program is very easy to install and use