=========================================== CommView® for WiFi v.5.0 Copyright © 1999-2004, TamoSoft® =========================================== December 9, 2004 ======== Contents ======== * About CommView for WiFi * System Requirements * Installing CommView for WiFi * Uninstalling CommView for WiFi * Ordering * Contacting Us * What's New * Other Products by TamoSoft * Credits ======================= About CommView for WiFi ======================= CommView for WiFi is a special edition of CommView designed for capturing and analyzing network packets on wireless 802.11a/b/g networks. It gathers information from the wireless adapter and decodes the analyzed data. With CommView for WiFi you can see the list of network connections and vital IP statistics and examine individual packets. Packets can be decrypted utilizing user-defined WEP or WPA keys and are decoded down to the lowest layer, with full analysis of the most widespread protocols. Full access to raw data is also provided. Captured packets can be saved to log files for future analysis. A flexible system of filters makes it possible to drop unnecessary packets or capture the essential packets. Configurable alarms can notify the user about important events, such as suspicious packets, high bandwidth utilization, or unknown addresses. CommView for WiFi features full decoding of the following protocols: ARP, BCAST, BGP, BMP, CDP, DAYTIME, DDNS, DHCP, DIAG, DNS, EIGRP, FTP, G.723, GRE, H.225, H.261, H.263, H.323, HTTP, HTTPS, ICMP, ICQ, IGMP, IGRP, IMAP, IPsec, IPv4, IPv6, IPX, HSRP, LDAP, MS SQL, NCP, NDS, NetBIOS, NFS, NLSP, NNTP, NTP, OSPF, POP3, PPP, PPPoE, RARP, RADIUS, RDP, RIP, RIPX, RMCP, RPC, RSVP, RTP, RTCP, RTSP, SAP, SER, SIP, SMB, SMTP, SNA, SNMP, SNTP, SOCKS, SPX, SSH, TCP, TELNET, TFTP, TIME, TLS, UDP, VTP, WAP, WDOG, YMSG, 802.1Q, 802.1X. CommView for WiFi is a helpful tool for WLAN administrators, security professionals, network programmers, or anyone who wants to have a full picture of the WLAN traffic. =================== System Requirements =================== * A compatible wireless adapter. For the up-to-date list, please visit http://www.tamos.com/products/commwifi/ . * Pentium II of higher. * Windows 2000/XP/2003. * You MUST have administrative privileges to install and run CommView for WiFi. * 32 MB RAM (128 MB recommended). * 6 MB of free disk space. ============================ Installing CommView for WiFi ============================ * Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder. * Double-click setup.exe to execute it. * Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process. ============================== Uninstalling CommView for WiFi ============================== * Choose Uninstall from the CommView for WiFi program group. OR: * Open the Windows Control Panel. * Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon. * Search the list for the item "CommView for WiFi" and double-click on it. ======== Ordering ======== Please check our web site for the latest product offerings and prices: http://www.tamos.com/order/ ============= Contacting Us ============= Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Bug reports? Don't hesitate to contact us. WWW: http://www.tamos.com E-mail: support@tamos.com ========== What's New ========== Version 5.0 * Proactive scanning using PROBE REQUEST packets (requires an adapter based on the Atheros chipset). * Packet Generator is now available (requires an adapter based on the Atheros chipset). * New advanced rules that allow the user to filter packets based on frame types, frame subtypes, retry, duration, etc. * High resolution time stamping (up to microseconds). * New, compact, open log format. * Graphic matrices representing conversations between hosts. * New decoding modules have been added: MS SQL, LDAP, and YMSG. SMB and ICQ decoding has been improved. * HTML Reports can include graphics. * New alarm types. ========================== Other Products by TamoSoft ========================== CommView® CommView is a program for monitoring Internet and Local Area Network (LAN) activity capable of capturing and analyzing network packets. It gathers information about data passing through your dial-up connection or Ethernet card and decodes the analyzed data. With CommView you can see the list of network connections and vital IP statistics and examine individual packets. Packets are decoded down to the lowest layer with full analysis of the most widespread protocols. Full access to raw data is also provided in real time. CommView is a helpful tool for LAN administrators, security professionals, network programmers, or anyone who wants to have a full picture of the traffic going through one's PC or LAN segment. CommTraffic® CommTraffic is a network utility for collecting, processing, and displaying traffic and network utilization statistics for network connections, including LAN and dial-up. It shows traffic and network utilization statistics for each computer in the segment. The software provides a very attractive and customizable interface, with an optional tray icon menu that displays general network statistics. You can also generate reports that reflect the network traffic volume and Internet connection expenses (if any). CommTraffic supports virtually any rate plan your ISP might use, such as the one based on connection time, traffic volume, time of the day, and other measures. You can set alarms that will inform you when certain criteria (e.g. amount of traffic, expenses) are reached. A configuration wizard will guide you through the setup and automatically detect your network or connection settings. DigiSecret® DigiSecret is an easy-to-use, secure, and powerful application for file encryption and sharing. It utilizes strong and time-proven encryption algorithms for creating encrypted archives, self-extracting EXE files, and sharing files with your associates and friends. DigiSecret also includes powerful and intelligent file compression; you no longer need .zip files when you can have encrypted and compressed DigiSecret files. The program is integrated with the Windows shell, and you can perform operations on files by right-clicking on them. It also fully supports drag-and-drop operations. Essential NetTools™ Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer's network connections. It's a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful network tools for everyday use. The program includes a NetStat utility that shows your computer's network connections and open ports and maps them to the owning application. It also features a fast NetBIOS scanner, a NetBIOS Auditing Tool for checking LAN security, and a monitor of external connections to your computer's shared resources, as well as a process monitor that displays information about all the programs and services running on your computer. Other useful tools are included, such as Ping, TraceRoute, and NSLookup. Additional features include report generation in HTML, text, and comma delimited formats and a customizable interface. The program is an easy-to-use and powerful replacement for such Windows utilities as nbtstat, netstat, and NetWatcher. It incorporates many advanced features that standard Windows tools can't offer. SmartWhois® SmartWhois is a handy utility for obtaining information about any IP address, hostname, or domain in the world. Unlike standard whois utilities, it automatically delivers information associated with an IP address or domain no matter where it is registered geographically. In just a few seconds, you get all you want to know about a user: domain, network name, country, state or province, and city. Even if the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won't fail! You can learn more about these products at http://www.tamos.com/products/ ======= Credits ======= This program contains software licensed from Walied Othman. 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