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Is Dr. Watson a packet monitor (similar to Network Generals Sniffer?

April 26, 2017Dr monitor Network packet similar sniffer Watson

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Is Dr. Watson a packet monitor (similar to Network Generals Sniffer?

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No. Dr. Watson is an active device. Dr. Watson actually performs protocol interactions with other devices on the network. Packet monitors are primarily passive devices which merely show you what packets happen to pass on the network.