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Aliases are
easy-to-remember human-readable names that CommView will substitute
for a MAC or IP address when showing the packets on the
Packets
and
Statistics
tabs. This can
make packets easier to recognize and analyze. For example,
00:00:19:2D:0D:35 becomes GATEWAY2, and ns1.earthlink.com becomes
MyDNS.
To add a MAC alias
right-click on a packet and select Create
Alias Using Source MAC or Using
Destination MAC from the pop-up menu. A
window will pop up where the MAC address field is already filled
out, and you will only need to type in an alias. Alternatively, you
can click Settings
=>
MAC
Aliases … and fill out the MAC
address and Alias fields manually. To delete an alias or clear the
entire aliases list, right-click on the Aliases window and
select Delete
Record or Clear
All.
The same applies to creating IP aliases. When a new IP alias is
created by right-clicking on a packet, the alias field is
pre-filled with the corresponding hostname (if available) which can
then be edited by the user.
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