RFC 1761 · INFORMATIONAL · 1995

Snoop Version 2 Packet Capture File Format

Overview

RFC 1761, “Snoop Version 2 Packet Capture File Format”, is an Informational document published in February 1995 by B. Callaghan, R. Gilligan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This paper describes the file format used by "snoop", a packet monitoring and capture program developed by Sun. This paper is provided so that people can write compatible programs to generate and interpret snoop packet capture files. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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