Is there a way to monitor software connections?

[LeX]

Are there any tools that I can use to monitor and see what applications are running, and what address(es) they're connecting to?

I have this port monitoring software, but it can only show the IP address of the destination. What I want to know is the actual url.
For instance, say some software was trying to connect to http://random.address.com/321 for some unknown reason. That's the information I want, the http:// part, not the ip address of the dns server.

Thanks

[DarkBlood]

Are there any tools that I can use to monitor and see what applications are running, and what address(es) they're connecting to?

I have this port monitoring software, but it can only show the IP address of the destination. What I want to know is the actual url.
For instance, say some software was trying to connect to http://random.address.com/321 for some unknown reason. That's the information I want, the http:// part, not the ip address of the dns server.

Thanks

Using the Task Manager (CRTL+ALT+DEL, on Novell you'll need to hit Task Manager button after you hit those three keys.) Go to processes, and you'll see what programs are running in the BG, and who is running it.

This doesn't show IPs, rather the usernames for the network.

[LeX]

Erm, thanks, but what I want to know is where it's connecting to, or attempting to connect to, not whom the process is run by. I'm only interested in the destination address.

[Ben]

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

Looks like it spits out the remote IP only, though? I've never used it, though, so I can't vouch for it.

[Galaxy-Hosts.com]

I think you want something like this,http://www.tamos.com/screnshots/inde...oduct=commview . It costs $149 for home users, but they do have a free evaluation version here, http://www.tamos.com/products/commview/# . Back when I used to program, I used to use this program alot as a packet sniffer. If you have a need for something like this it is worth every bit of that $149.

[Ben]

I think you want something like this,http://www.tamos.com/screnshots/inde...oduct=commview . It costs $149 for home users, but they do have a free evaluation version here, http://www.tamos.com/products/commview/# . Back when I used to program, I used to use this program alot as a packet sniffer. If you have a need for something like this it is worth every bit of that $149.

http://www.wireshark.org/
Formerly Ethereal

[fireshark]

Oh, you beat me to it...

Remember to filter http.request exists to get http traffic only

[LeX]

Thanks! Wireshark got what I wanted. For free too.