What is the difference between a network analyzer and a protocol analyzer?

What is the difference between a network analyzer and a protocol analyzer?

What is the difference between a network analyzer and a protocol analyzer?

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There really isn't a difference between network analyzers and protocol analyzers. These names are used interchangeably within the industry for tools that do protocol and network analysis via packet captures.

This was first published in November 2005

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