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CACE Technologies Releases TurboCap™ for LinuxDAVIS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- CACE Technologies, Inc., developer of tools to enhance the Wireshark user experience, today announced that they have released a Linux Fedora 10 driver for TurboCap, a feature-rich, full line-rate Gigabit Ethernet solution previously available for Windows-based platforms only. TurboCap is unique, given its feature set and price point. The product's ability to support simultaneous full-rate Gigabit capture on two ports with precise timestamps and per-packet meta information, full-rate aggregation of traffic received on both ports of the same board, and to, in many instances, replace a hardware aggregating tap, makes it a worthy, affordable alternative to high-priced Gigabit capture and tap options. The addition of Linux makes the solution more appealing to a large market segment that prefers this operating environment. According to Manjinder Bains, Development Engineer for an optical packet solutions provider and TurboCap for Linux beta tester, "I ran the sample applications that come with TurboCap with a cable between the two ports of the board on a quad-core system. The applications handled full rate gigabit traffic and left plenty of CPU power for processing packets and other things. It's an incredible feat! It's reassuring to know that we will be able to use TurboCap for wire speed tests on a PC instead of spending more money on high-priced network performance equipment." The TurboCap Software Distribution includes a Developer's Pack for creating applications based on the TurboCap API and sample applications like "Dump-to-Disk", which provides high-speed capture to disk. TurboCap Key Features Full-Speed Gigabit Ethernet Capture. Simultaneous full-rate Gigabit capture on both ports with precise timestamps and per-packet meta information. The TurboCap Windows and Fedora 10 Linux drivers support multiple TurboCap boards. Board (Port) Aggregation. Full-rate traffic aggregation of traffic received on both ports of the same board. Pass-thru Mode. Full-rate pass-through mode in which packets received on each port are injected out the other port of the same board, similar to a hardware tap. When TurboCap is in pass-through mode, incoming traffic on each port is available for capture. Aggregating Tap. The combination of Board Aggregation and Pass-through Mode provides functionality equivalent to a hardware aggregating tap. Full-Speed Gigabit Ethernet Injection. Simultaneous full-rate Gigabit packet injection on both ports. Packets are transmitted in the order in which they are sent to the driver and with minimal delay. Exported Interfaces. Exports capture interfaces for each port of every board and, for each board, a Board Aggregation Port (BAP) that aggregates the traffic on both ports. In the case of multiple boards on the same system, TurboCap exports a Global Aggregation Port (TcAP) consisting of the aggregated traffic from all ports on all boards. Turbocap Pricing and Availability TurboCap is $895.00 USD and is available from www.cacetech.com/products/catalog/ or from our international reseller partners. Please contact [email protected] for more information or a partner referral. About CACE Technologies, Inc. Founded in 2005 with the vision of offering superior tools to the networking community, CACE Technologies, Inc. has since become a leader in the network analysis industry. Our innovative product portfolio includes the AirPcap family of wireless packet capture adapters for Windows, the TurboCap™ full-rate dual-port Gigabit Ethernet capture and injection solution, and CACE Pilot™, a powerful and intuitive network analysis, visualization and reporting tool. CACE also provides support and development for two of the most popular and highly acclaimed open-source networking tools: WinPcap and Wireshark. CACE products are fully integrated with Wireshark and designed to enhance the Wireshark user experience. For information on our tools and services, visit www.cacetech.com. Trademarks property of their respective holders. |
