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NetResident is a network content monitoring program that captures, stores, analyzes, and reconstructs various types of network events. Sending and receiving e-mail messages, viewing Web pages, downloading files from FTP servers and communicating via instant messaging software are common network activities performed by computer users on a daily basis. NetResident uses advanced monitoring technology to capture the data on the network, save it to a database, reconstruct it, and present this content to the user in a convenient form.
While NetResident is similar to network analyzers in many respects, it focuses on high-level protocols that are used to transfer content over the Internet or LAN. With NetResident, you dont need to deeply understand networking technologies, use complex packet capturing and analysis software, or dig through network packets trying to reconstruct the actual data; NetResident does all the work for you, presenting just the Web pages, e-mail messages, or downloaded files.
This tool is useful for network administrators responsible for enforcing IT policy and forensic experts. Another area of application for NetResident is parental control. The Internet offers enormous amounts of information that is not censored in any way. Most parents are concerned about it and want to be aware of the content viewed by their children. Installing NetResident on a computer connected to the home network will help parents be up to date on how their children use the Internet. |
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