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PCAP files can be very large. If you are accessing the Security Analytics web interface on Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 9 or another browser that cannot send files in chunks, you cannot support PCAP files larger than 2 GB without using the Web Services API.
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Below, you can find answers to the following questions:
- What is the .pcapng file?
- Which program can create the .pcapng file?
- Where can you find a description of the .pcapng format?
- What can convert .pcapng files to a different format?
- Which MIME-type is associated with the .pcapng extension?
PCAP Next Generation Dump Data
PCAPNG file is a PCAP Next Generation Dump Data. The PCAP Next Generation Dump File Format is an attempt to overcome the limitations of the currently widely used (but limited) libpcap format.
Category: Data files
Application:Wireshark
Mime-type: application/octet-stream
Magic string (ASCII): -
-
PCAP format
Network Trace And Retrieval Dump
Other types of files may also use the .pcapng file extension. If you have helpful information about .pcapng extension, write to us!
Can't open a .pcapng file?
If you want to open a .pcapng file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. If the .pcapng association isn't set correctly, you may receive the following error message:
Windows can't open this file:
File: example.pcapng
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
File: example.pcapng
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To change file associations:
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
- In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
- Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.
Supported operating systems
Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
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