Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Chapter 3
Sniffer Window Menus
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The table below lists each of the menus in the Sniffer window along with
the tasks they can be used to perform.
Table 3-2. Sniffer Window Menus
Menu Capabilities
File The File menu is where you can:
• Open, close, and save files.
• Select the monitoring profile you want to use for
monitoring the network. A monitoring profile is a
set of settings tied to a particular network
adapter.
• Reset all settings to their default values.
• Print files.
• Exit the Sniffer window.
Monitor
See Monitoring Your
Network on page 67
for details on using
the Monitor
applications.
Capture
See Capturing
Packets on page
121 for details on
performing
Captures.
The Monitor menu is where you can:
• Access monitor applications (Dashboard, Host
Table, Matrix, Application Response Time, History
Samples, Protocol Distribution, Global Statistics,
and so on).
• Define and select Monitor filters.
•View the Alarm log.
The Capture menu is where you can:
• Start, stop, and display captured packets.
• Display the Capture Panel.
• Define and select Capture filters.
• Set triggers.