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Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what's happening on your network at a microscopic level. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.
The Wireshark installer includes WinPcap, but Npcap might work better especially for Windows 10.
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PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, BSD
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Pros
Pro Npcap
The included WinPcap does not allow Loopback Packet Capture, but Npcap does.
This way it is easy to monitor SQL commands sent to a local database e.g. from PostgreSQL or NHibernate.
Cons
Con Steep learning curve
Con USB monitoring
The experimental USB monitoring can lock up your PC.
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