Microsoft Network Monitor is a packet analyzer. It enables capturing, viewing, and analyzing network data and deciphering network protocols. It can be used to troubleshoot network problems and applications on the network.
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WinPcap Alternatives
WinPcap is described as 'The first successful port of libpcap (originally developed for Unix-like operating systems) for Windows' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to WinPcap for Windows, Linux, Android and Mac. The best WinPcap alternative is Microsoft Network Monitor, which is free. Other great apps like WinPcap are Npcap, PcapPlusPlus, WinDump and Win10Pcap.
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Npcap is a packet capture (and sending) library for Windows by the Nmap Project. It implements the open Pcap API using a custom Windows kernel driver alongside our Windows build of the excellent libpcap library.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Npcap vs WinPcap Comments
- Npcap is Free and Open Source
PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
WinDivert allows user-mode applications to capture/modify/drop network packets sent to/from the Windows network stack.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
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Riverbed Technology: "WinPcap Has Ceased Development. We recommend Npcap. The WinPcap project has ceased development and WinPcap and WinDump are no longer maintained. We recommend using Npcap instead".