Placement of a packet analyzer largely depends on analysis goals and the location of devices administrators wish to monitor and analyze. Network analyzers can be installed and run directly on a device to provide packet capture data, or the analyzer can be inserted within the network - typically a network uplink - to simultaneously monitor packet capture data for multiple devices. Network analyzers accomplish this by collecting packet data traversing a network. What is a network analyzer (protocol analyzer or packet analyzer)?Ī network analyzer - also called a network protocol analyzer or packet analyzer - is a software application, dedicated appliance or feature set within a network component used in network performance troubleshooting or to enhance protection against malicious activity within a corporate network.
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