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- Packet
- A block of data that is transmitted over the network in a packet-switched system. The terms frame, packet and datagram are often used synonymously. See packet switching.
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- Cocoa Packet Analyzer 0.65 (Mac)
- Cocoa Packet Analyzer is a native Mac OS X implementation of a network protocol analyzer and packet sniffer. CPA supports the industry-standard PCAP packet capture format for reading, capturing and writing packet trace files. Features: Basic packet capturing (libPCAP/ tcpdump filter expressions can be used). Analyze and display...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Packet, Jens Francke, Cocoa Packet Analyzer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-10-25
- Buffer Management for Colored Packets With Deadlines
- The paper considers buffer management of unit packets with deadlines for a multi-port device with reconfiguration overhead. The goal is to maximize the throughput of the device, i.e., the number of packets delivered by their deadline. For a single port or with free reconfiguration, the problem reduces to the well-known...
- Tags: Packet, Reconfiguration, Engineering, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-08-13
- Professional Look at Net 2.1.8 (Windows)
- Learn more about network protocols, hosts, ports and packets with our network monitoring tools - "professional Look at Net", portable network monitoring utility for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 OS. Portable features (run on flash-drive) possible only registered version. The Network scanning don't required network administrator privilege, only host administrator right require...
- Tags: Packet, Network, Microsoft Windows, Network Monitoring, Look@Net Software, Network Administration, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-08-05
- SynGUI 1.0 (Windows)
- This is a syn packet flooding tool which is designed to perform stress-testing on your test machine against denial of service conditions, it is very flexible as you can specify the chosen port and target machine by hostname or IP address, you can also see how many packets are being...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Packet, Window, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Security
- Software downloads 2009-05-19
- Security holes in Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Base Station
- Apple has released a firmware update with fixes for three documented security vulnerabilities affecting its Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station products. The vulnerabilities could lead to denial-of-service or information disclosure attacks via specially crafted packets. Details on the vulnerabilities: ...
- Tags: Message, IPv6, Packet, Apple Inc., Telecommunications, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Colasoft Packet Player 1.1 build 186 (Windows)
- Colasoft Packet Player is a replay tool which allows you to open captured packet trace file and playback in the network. Colasoft Packet Player supports many packet trace file formats created by many sniffer software, such as Colasoft Capsa, Ethereal, Network General Sniffer and WildPackets EtherPeek/OmniPeek etc, it also support...
- Tags: Packet, Colasoft, Colasoft Packet Player, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2008-12-30
- An Intrusion Detection Sensor for the NetVM Virtual Processor
- In the wide scenario of packet processing architectures, the development of ever sophisticated applications faces the challenge of finding a balance between different requirements: ever increasing performance, flexibility, and portability of the software across different platforms and hardware architectures. The Network Virtual Machine NetVM aims at responding to such defy...
- Tags: Turin, Packet, Network, Sensor, Network Intrusion Detection, Intrusion Detection, Network Administration, Security, Networking
- White papers 2008-12-11
- HP-UX IPFilter Version 16 Performance White Paper
- IPFilter filters IP packets by reading the network protocol headers and comparing the values to a set of user-configured rules. Based on these rules, IPFilter either passes or drops the packet. Because IPFilter only reads the protocol headers, the size of an IP packet does not affect the speed at...
- Tags: HP-UX, Packet, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Ethernet, Network Technology, UNIX, Operating Systems, Networking, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2008-12-01
- SPAM and the free lunch
- The Air Force wants people to submit ideas for improving internet security - with particular regard to phishing, spam, and network based attacks. I don't believe that a perfect solution exists, but putting unalterable origin identifiers into packet headers has got to be the way to start. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Phishing, Internet, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Network Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Networking, Paul Murphy, Packet, Router, Network, Routers & Switches, Network Technology
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- ROHC and Aggregated VoIP Over Fixed WiMAX: An Empirical Evaluation
- WiMAX has been at the center of attention in wireless communications during the last years. Nonetheless, very few testbed or field trial measurement accounts have been reported in the peer-reviewed literature. This gap is filled by exploring scenarios where fixed WiMAX is employed for VolP traffic. VolP packets typically exhibit...
- Tags: Packet, VoIP, Codec, IEEE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications
- White papers 2008-11-10
- 3d Visual Trace Route 1.01 (Windows)
- Visually see where packets travel throughout the Internet work. See through which city, state, country, IP addresses, and DNS the packets travel. You can also view the response times, ISP, latitude/longitude, and packet loss. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Packet, 3DSNMP, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-11-05
- Airscanner Security Combo for WM5/WM6 (Mobile)
- For a limited time only...this value bundle brings you Airscanner's two most popular products: the Award winning Antivirus and the latest version of our Firewall...all with one big discount! These are our recommended programs for the security conscious mobile user.Antivirus DescriptionProtect your phone or PDA from wireless airborne viruses! The...
- Tags: Packet, Mobile, IP, IP Address, Virus, Airscanner USA, Airscanner Mobile AntiVirus, Cyberthreats, Firewalls, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-09-23
- Competitive Analysis of Buffer Policies With SLA Commitments
- This paper considers an abstraction of the problem of managing buffers where traffic is subject to service level agreements SLA. The service provider must on one hand deliver all committed packets, and on the other hand can get extra revenue for any excess packet delivered. Using competitive analysis, they have...
- Tags: SLA, Packet, Competitive Analysis, IEEE, Service Level Management, Engineering, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2008-09-08
- SleepOver 1.0.0 (Mobile)
- SleepOver is a wake-on-LAN utility for the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing you to remotely wake up a sleeping computer. Wake-on-LAN works by sending a "magic" network packet to a sleeping computer. If the destination computer supports wake-on-LAN it can listen for these "magic" packets while it is sleeping and...
- Tags: Packet, Mobile, Magic, Computer, Charles Gamble, SleepOver, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-07-31
- Jitbit Network Sniffer 2.1 (Windows)
- Jitbit Network Sniffer is exactly what its name says - it is a Network Sniffer tool. It monitors your network traffic and shows the captured IP packets in the list. Packet content can be viewed in text or HEX, and the traffic can be filtered by various parameters. Try it...
- Tags: Packet, Network, Jitbit Software, Jitbit Network Sniffer, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-06-27
- Ipfilter 1 (Windows)
- Ipfilter is an easy-to-use packet filter for TCP/IP. It's features: Block outgoing IP packet based on set of predefined rules. Block incoming IP packet based on set of predefined rules. You can block any UDP, TCP, ICMP packet. And rules are flexible. Version 1 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Packet, Stone Zhong, Ipfilter, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Network Technology, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-06-20
- Packet Processing With Intel Multi-Core Processors: General Purpose Processor Exceeds Network Processor Performance
- In fewer than ten years from now, industry experts are forecasting network capacity demands will grow by a factor of one thousand1. Preparing for this data and bandwidth boom, service providers are looking for cost-effective equipment that is more flexible and scalable. This white paper focuses on consolidating control and...
- Tags: Multi-core Processor, Packet, Network, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-06-01
- Comcast traffic management issue before FCC
- Today is the deadline for the FCC call for comments on the Comcast traffic management case brought about by a formal complaint from the Free Press and Public Knowledge. As a former network engineer who designed networks and servers and as someone who has written extensively on these matters, I...
- Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, Packet, Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Problem, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, DOCSIS, Network Management, BitTorrent Seeder, Networking, Cable, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- ROHC and Aggregated VoIP Over Fixed WiMAX: An Empirical Evaluation
- WiMAX has been at the center of attention in wireless communications during the last years. Nonetheless, very few testbed or field trial measurement accounts have been reported in the peer-reviewed literature. This gap is filled by exploring scenarios where fixed WiMAX is employed for VoIP traffic. VoIP packets typically exhibit...
- Tags: Packet, Codec, VTT, WiMAX, Telephony, Wi-Fi, VOIP, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-27
- EtherDetect Packet Sniffer 1.4 (Windows)
- EtherDetect Packet Sniffer is an easy to use and award-winning packet sniffer and network protocol analyzer, which provides a connection-oriented view for more effectively packets analyzing. With the handy tool, all you need to do is to set up the filter, start capturing, and view connections, packets as well as...
- Tags: Packet, EffeTech Sniffer, EtherDetect Packet Sniffer, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-01-17
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