The IP Conversation view will not be available when you select node group or MAC address on the Physical Explorer or some protocol nodes on the Protocol Explorer.The IP Conversation view shows statistics of the network traffic on the basis of IP address conversations, to help you know the traffic status between IP addresses of the network.
The IP Conversation view will not be available when you select node group or MAC address on the Physical Explorer or some protocol nodes on the Protocol Explorer.
When you select a specific item in the conversation list on the IP Conversation view, the lower pane tabs will provide detailed information about the item. See IP Conversation lower pane tabs for details. You can double-click any item in the conversation list to view detailed packet information in the Packet window which is named with the conversation and is just the same as the Packet view (See Packet view for more information).
The following table lists and describes the items on the toolbar of this view.
| Item | Description |
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Exports current statistical list as a .csv file. |
 | Shows or hides the lower pane. |
 | Makes a packet filter based on the node of selected conversation. See Creating Filters for details. |
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Refreshes the conversation list or sets display refresh interval by clicking the little triangle. If the interval is set to Manually Refresh, display will update only when the Refresh button is clicked. |
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Displays particular items of the list. See Display Filter for details. |
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Shows the number of the conversations in the list. The name changes along with the selection in the Node Explorer window. |
By right-clicking the column header, you can specify which columns to show in the list. Choose Default to show default columns and choose More to open Display Column dialog box to set which columns to show and to set the position, the alignment and the width of the column. See Conversation columns for details.
Right-click the conversation list on this view to get a pop-up menu with items as follows:
| Item | Description |
| Packet Details | Views the decoding information of the packets of the conversation in the Packet window which is just the same as the Packet view (See Packet view for more information). |
| Copy | Copies the selection and the header row in original format to the clipboard. |
| Copy Column | Copies the selected column in original format to the clipboard. |
| Display Column | Shows or hides columns or changes the position of columns. This command is just the same as right-clicking the column header. |
| Export Conversation Statistics | Exports current statistical list as a .csv file. |
| Find | Calls out Find dialog box to search only in the conversation list. |
| Make Filter | Makes a packet filter based on the node of selected conversation. See Creating Filters for details. |
| Make Graph | Makes a graph in the Dashboard view on the basis of the node of selected conversation. See Creating Graphs for details. |
| Make Alarm | Makes an alarm on the basis of the node of selected conversation. See Creating Alarms for details. |
| Add to Name Table | Adds an alias to the Name Table for the node of the selected conversation. See Name Table for details. |
| Resolve Address | Resolves the host name of the node of selected conversation. |
| Locate in Node Explorer | Locates the node of selected conversation in the Node Explorer window. |
| Ping | Calls out the build-in Ping Tool to ping the node of selected conversation. |
| Select All | Selects all items in the conversation list. |
| Refresh | Refreshes the conversation list. |
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