CommView

CommView / CommView for WiFi
Developer(s) TamoSoft
Stable release 6.5
Operating system Windows
Type Packet analyzer
License Proprietary EULA
Website www.tamos.com

CommView is an application for network monitoring, packet analysis, and decoding. There are two editions of CommView: the standard edition for Ethernet networks and the wireless edition for 802.11 networks named CommView for WiFi.[1][2] The application runs on Microsoft Windows. It is developed by TamoSoft, a privately held New Zealand company founded in 1998.

Functionality

CommView puts the network adapter into promiscuous mode and captures network traffic.[3] It also supports capturing packets from dial-up and virtual adapters (e.g. ADSL or 3G modems), as well as capturing loopback traffic. Captured traffic is then analyzed and the application displays network statistics and individual packets. Packets are decoded using a protocol decoder. CommView for WiFi puts Wi-Fi adapters into monitor mode, providing the functionality and user experience similar to that of CommView, with the addition of WLAN-specific features, such as displaying and decoding of management and control frames, indication of signal and noise level, and per-node and per-channel statistics.[4][5][6][7]

Features

References

  1. "Wireless LAN Tools: Analyze This". 2004-06-20.
  2. "Commercial WLAN Analyzers". 2004-06-20.
  3. "Home Office: Software Rx for a Healthier Windows". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  4. "TamoSoft's CommView offers ease of use". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  5. Devin Akin; Jim Geier (2004). Certified Wireless Analysis Professional Official Study Guide. McGraw-Hill. pp. 303, 329, 331, 397. ISBN 0-07-225585-4.
  6. David D. Coleman; David A. Westcott (2006). Certified Wireless Network Administrator Study Guide. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 239–243. ISBN 978-0-471-78952-9.
  7. Robert J. Bartz (2009). Certified Wireless Technology Specialist Official Study Guide. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 313–317. ISBN 978-0-470-43889-3.
  8. "7 Things Hackers Hope You Don't Know". 2010-07-07.
  9. "TMC'S INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine Announces 12th Annual Product of the Year Award Winners". 2010-02-15.
  10. 1 2 M.L.Shannon; Steve Uhrig (2005). Electronic Surveillance and Wireless Network Hacking. Paladin Press. pp. 118–123. ISBN 1-58160-475-0.
  11. Matthew Strebe; Charles Arthur Perkins (2002). Firewalls 24seven. Sybex Inc. p. 352. ISBN 0-7821-4054-8.

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