IP Traffic Spy

IP Traffic Spy is a simple-to-use application that allows you to monitor data transferred between your computer and other machines in the network or on the Internet. It packs a simple interface with a minimalistic layout, easy to figure out even by less experienced users.

To launch the application, administrative privileges are required, due to the fact that IP Traffic Spy must be authorized to access the network traffic and bypass the rules of the Windows firewall.

At startup, you are required to write an IP address to bind to, in order to generate activity details, namely the time, date, S-IP, D-IP, S-port, D-port and text for each packet, along with the current connection address and total packets, in the status bar. Everything is neatly displayed within the main window, in a table view that is very easy to browse. And even if using IP Traffic Spy seems simple, it is clear that the data it gathers and the information it displays can only serve to a user who is familiar with networking and traffic monitoring.

You can include or exclude filters (IP addresses and ports), clear the grid, pause all activity, as well as change the connection. Data can be saved to a plain text, CSV or TSV file for further scrutiny. There are no other notable options available through this tool.

IP Traffic Spy is very light on the system resources, using a minimal quantity of CPU and RAM. It has a good response time and works well, without causing the operating system to hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. Although it comes bundled with limited features, IP Traffic Spy should please less experienced users who are not looking for a complicated utility.