Network Sniffer

There are many packet sniffers. Some are robust, offering numerous configuration options and settings. A wealth of options is useful at times, but when all you want to do is follow a "conversation" on your network, it might be too much.

Under the hood, the Packet Sniffer plug-in is powered by WinPcap, an industry-standard open-source packet capture driver for Windows. It's the same driver behind WireShark and many other excellent sniffers.

What's unusual about the I/O Ninja sniffer is not its capturing capabilities; rather, it shines in simplicity and integration. It's simple and easy to use, and it's tightly integrated with a host of other troubleshooting tools (all other plug-ins).

I/O Ninja concentrates on the payload of each packet, and shows you the content of the conversations between devices in your network in an easy-to-follow format.