Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] file-types recognized by Ethereal 0.10.6

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:40:31 -0700
Ron Bandes wrote:

ACP   -

"Analyzer CaPture", probably.  I think captures from Analyzer:

	http://analyzer.polito.it/

use that suffix.  (Analyzer's native format is libpcap format.)

> APC   -

"AiroPeek Capture"?  TokenPeek, from WildPackets, according to

	http://www.wildpackets.com/products/proconvert/files

ATC   -

"ATm Capture".  ATM captures from the old DOS-based Sniffer.

BFR   -

"BuFfeR"?  Network Instruments Observer, according to the ProConvert page.

CAP   - Libpcap (common file extension)

An annoyingly large number of network analyzers chose the "obvious" name for CAPture files - ones we support include Microsoft Network Monitor, NetXRay/Windows Sniffer, and Shomiti/Finisar Surveyor. The P page whose URL is given above lists some others.... (That's *another* good reason to rely on the file contents, not the suffix.)

ENC   -

"EtherNet Capture".  Ethernet captures from the old DOS-based Sniffer.

FDC   -

"FDdi Capture".  FDDI captures from the old DOS-based Sniffer.

PKT   -

"PacKeT". {Ether,Giga}Peek, from WildPackets, according to the ProConvert page.

SYC   -

"SYnchronous Capture". Synchronous line - and asynchronous line - WAN captures from the old DOS-based Sniffer.

TPC   -

"TokenPeek Capture"? TokenPeek, from WildPackets, according to the ProConvert page.

TR1   -

Novell LANAlyzer - I think that if they write to multiple files in a capture, subsequent files might be called ".tr2", ".tr3", etc. (but we don't support reading multiple LANAlyzer files in one read).

TRC   -

"Token Ring Capture".  Token Ring captures from the old DOS-based Sniffer.

WPC   -
WPZ   -

"WanPeek Capture", and possibly "WanPeek capture, gZipped" - WanPeek, from WildPackets, according to the ProConvert page.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

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