framepad is a network protocol analyzer for windows 98/nt/2000/xp. it allows you to examine data from a live network or from a capture file on disk. you can interactively browse the capture data, viewing summary and detail information for each packet. framepad is a windows based packet sniffer and protocol analyzer, designed from the ground up with ease and functionality in mind. it allows you to examine data from a live network or from a capture file on disk. you can interactively browse the capture data, viewing summary and detail information for each packet. framepad aids at monitoring network traffic in order to recognize and decode certain packets of interest. it puts your network adapter into promiscuous mode, capturing everything that travels through the network. this can help you to solve network bottlenecks or spot illegitimate activity like crack attacks, spyware, and other sort of malicious traffic.