
When a program has a "free" edition, very often, it is just a demo without a time limit, offering only enough functionality to get you to buy the "real" version. Capsa 7 Free is not such a program; it's a full-featured network traffic monitoring and reporting tool. The features you get for free, without a time limit or unceasing nags, are exceptional.....

If you run any type of network infrastructure there will come a time you need a low-level packet sniffer to work out just what is going on. Colasoft's Capsa product challenges the myth these tools must be hard to use.....

Using network analysing software, we are able to monitor our network and dig into the various protocols to see what's happening in real time. This can help us understand much better the theoretical knowledge we've obtained throughout the years but, most importantly, help us identify, troubleshoot and fix network issues that we wouldn't be able to do otherwise....
At some point in the career of almost any IT professional, there comes a time when a detailed examination of network traffic at the packet level is required to troubleshoot a problem. These problems often occur at the worst time, and having the ability to quickly perform a detailed traffic analysisis critical to resolving the problem swiftly and efficiently.

Capsa Network Analyzer Professional Edition (various pricing; free, feature-limited, 15-day demo) is a powerful tool for network monitoring. It is not a tool for home users, unless they're very unusual; this is a program aimed at those whose job includes knowing what's going on with their network at an extremely technical level. It's a good fit for a small or medium-sized business...
Colasoft's Capsa Network Analyzer simplifies real-time network analysis. In addition to packet decoding, the approachable packet capturing, monitoring and analysis tool helps network engineers diagnose and solve network and bandwidth issues.
Having the right tools on the network is critical to a network administrator' s success. In this TechRepublic blog post, IT Jedi Rick Vanover takes a look at the Colasoft Capsa tool for network analytics.

As computers become more ingrained in the daily operations of most companies, it seems that running into problems occurs more frequently and with greater consequences. When it comes to computer networks, the key issues are security, speed, and reliability. A newly improved network analyzer called Capsa 6.9 R2, developed by Colasoft Inc., can help companies monitor, detect, and troubleshoot network problems. This review highlights some of the main features of Colasoft Capsa, which together make the product an overall powerful tool for maintaining network security.

Chances are, if you're in charge of supporting a network of any size, you'll need to look at the actual packets that are passing back and forth across that network. Whether it's to see whether a specific machine is sending or receiving packets as it should, or you want to see the contents of the packets themselves, ...

Launched in November, Colasoft's Capsa 6.9 network protocol analyser has an uphill fight to disturb the leaders in this particular space, mainly because the market has moved on from straight network protocol analysis to digging directly into application network streams.

Network administrators are responsible for maintaining the availability and integrity of the network and ensuring that the network functions as optimally as possible. To meet that responsibility and deliver the best possible network experience, network administrators need to have the right tools to efficiently monitor and troubleshoot network issues.

We have tested products from many countries, but today we have a first: a Windows network packet capture and protocol analyzer from China. Capsa Enterprise is made by Colasoft, and we are very impressed.
Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter for Hints & Tips on Capsa and nChronos.
Colasoft, Capsa, nChronos and Colasoft logos are registered trademarks of Colasoft. Sniffer is a registered trademark of Network General Corporation. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.