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By Ian Harac

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forceLoad : false, // Ad is loaded even if not visible. Default is false.
onLoad : false, // Callback function on call ad loading
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timeout : 1500, // Timeout ad load
debug : false, // For debug use : draw colors border depends on load status
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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.

Capsa Free provides an ongoing look at everything that passes
through a selected network adapter. (This is one of the few
limitations of the Free version vs. the Enterprise and the
currently unavailable Professional
versions; you can analyze only one adapter at a time. For most home
or small business users, this will not be an issue.) It breaks the
data down by protocol and IP address, the latter of which is very
interesting from a home user perspective--a days' casual surfing,
captured and analyzed by Capsa, revealed I contacted computers in
over a hundred different nations. You can also set it to store
packets, with a variety of options for how many to store and how
long to keep them. Later, you can rummage through them with Capsa,
if you know what you're looking for (or just want to peek under the
hood and understand more about what happens between when you type
an address in your browser and when you see a picture of a cat
appear on your screen.)

For network administrators in small businesses, Capsa 7 Free is
a potent tool with many analysis and testing abilities. With it,
you can see what's happening on your network, whether you want to
monitor usage or determine if a connectivity problem really is on
your end, You can hand-code packets and then send them to an
adapter, in order to see what happens. The ability to set alarms if
particular traffic patterns occur can help you see an attack coming
and head it off, and there are tutorials on-line to help you do
just that.

Capsa Free is a tool for professionals and enthusiasts. A casual
home user will not find much use in Capsa Free, though, being free,
it doesn't hurt to check it out. Using it requires either a good
knowledge of internet protocols and low level functionality, or a
strong desire to learn such things. If most or all of your traffic
routes through a single network adapter, you may never see a need
to upgrade to the Professional edition, which starts at
$549.00.

Note: This link takes you to the vendor's site, where you
must register to download the software.

--Ian Harac

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