Real-World Use Cases

Discover how professionals across industries use EtherView to solve complex network challenges

security Security & Threat Detection

shield Network Intrusion Detection

Challenge: Security teams need to identify suspicious network activity and potential intrusions in real-time.

Solution: EtherView's real-time visualization immediately highlights unusual connection patterns, unexpected protocol usage, and anomalous traffic flows.

Unauthorized Access Detection
Port Scanning Identification
DDoS Attack Visualization
search Malware Communication Analysis

Track C&C (Command & Control) server communications by visualizing suspicious outbound connections.

  • Identify beaconing patterns
  • Detect data exfiltration
  • Analyze encrypted channel usage
  • Monitor unusual DNS queries
verified_user Compliance Monitoring

Ensure network activity complies with security policies and regulatory requirements.

  • Verify firewall rule effectiveness
  • Audit permitted vs. actual protocols
  • Document network segmentation
  • Record security event timelines

settings_ethernet Network Administration & Operations

build Network Troubleshooting

Quickly diagnose connectivity issues, identify bottlenecks, and resolve network problems using visual analysis.

Connectivity Problems
  • Visualize failed connection attempts
  • Identify network islands and partitions
  • Trace routing issues
  • Verify DHCP and DNS functionality
Performance Optimization
  • Identify bandwidth hogs
  • Locate chatty applications
  • Analyze traffic patterns
  • Monitor QoS effectiveness
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Network Mapping

Automatically discover and document network topology, including all active hosts, routers, and services.

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Capacity Planning

Monitor traffic trends over time to plan for infrastructure upgrades and capacity expansion.

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Change Management

Verify network changes with before/after comparisons using 4D recording capabilities.

code Software Development & Testing

bug_report API Development & Debugging

Use Case: Developers building networked applications need to verify API communications.

How EtherView Helps:

  • Monitor REST API request/response patterns
  • Verify HTTPS/TLS handshakes
  • Identify connection pooling issues
  • Debug WebSocket connections
  • Analyze microservice communications
science Protocol Implementation Testing

Use Case: Verify custom protocol implementations work correctly across networks.

How EtherView Helps:

  • Capture and analyze custom protocols
  • Verify packet structure and timing
  • Test connection establishment/teardown
  • Monitor retransmission patterns
  • Validate error handling
integration_instructions Integration Testing

Test distributed systems and microservices architectures by visualizing all inter-service communications.

Service Discovery: Verify services find each other

Load Distribution: Monitor load balancer behavior

Failover Testing: Visualize redundancy switches

Message Queues: Track message flow patterns

school Education & Training

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Networking Courses

Teach TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network protocols with live, interactive demonstrations.

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Cybersecurity Training

Demonstrate attack patterns, defense strategies, and security principles visually.

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Hands-On Labs

Students can capture and analyze real network traffic in controlled environments.

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Certification Prep

Practice for CCNA, Security+, CEH, and other networking certifications.

business Enterprise IT Operations

monitor_heart Service Level Monitoring

Monitor critical services and verify SLA compliance with real-time network visibility.

Business-Critical Services
  • Database connectivity monitoring
  • Web application health checks
  • Email server availability
  • File server access verification
  • VoIP quality assessment
Incident Response
  • Rapid problem identification
  • Visual incident documentation
  • Root cause analysis with recordings
  • Post-mortem timeline reconstruction
  • Evidence collection for forensics

history 4D Temporal Lattice Applications

Revolutionary use cases enabled by recording and replaying network activity in four dimensions

security Security Incident Forensics

Record security events for detailed post-incident analysis and timeline reconstruction.

Scenario: Suspected Data Breach
  1. Start recording when unusual activity detected
  2. Capture complete network state during incident
  3. Stop recording after threat contained
  4. Replay to identify initial infection vector
  5. Track lateral movement step-by-step
  6. Document data exfiltration attempts
  7. Generate forensic timeline for investigation
Benefits:
  • check_circle Replay attack progression frame-by-frame
  • check_circle Identify all compromised systems
  • check_circle Understand attacker methodology
  • check_circle Document evidence for legal proceedings
  • check_circle Train team on real-world attacks
  • check_circle Improve defenses based on findings
bug_report Intermittent Problem Diagnosis

Challenge: Network issue appears randomly, hard to catch in real-time.

Solution with 4D Recording:

  1. Start continuous recording before problem appears
  2. Let recording run during normal operations
  3. When issue occurs, mark timestamp
  4. Stop recording after problem resolves
  5. Replay from before problem start
  6. Analyze exact sequence that triggered issue
  7. Identify root cause with full context
school Educational Demonstrations

Use Case: Creating training materials for network concepts.

Recording Workflow:

  1. Set up demonstration network scenario
  2. Record network behavior (e.g., DHCP discovery)
  3. Perform actions to illustrate concept
  4. Save recording as .4dlat file
  5. Share recording with students
  6. Students replay at their own pace
  7. Pause/step through complex sequences
compare_arrows Before/After Comparison

Scenario: Network infrastructure change needs validation.

Process:

  1. Record baseline network behavior (30 min)
  2. Make infrastructure change (new firewall rule)
  3. Record post-change behavior (30 min)
  4. Compare recordings side-by-side
  5. Verify expected changes occurred
  6. Identify unintended consequences
  7. Roll back if issues detected
assessment Performance Baseline Creation

Goal: Establish normal network behavior patterns.

Method:

  1. Record during low-traffic hours
  2. Record during peak business hours
  3. Record during batch processing windows
  4. Record during backup operations
  5. Create library of baseline recordings
  6. Compare future activity to baselines
  7. Detect deviations from normal patterns

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cloud Cloud Migration Planning

Analyze on-premises network dependencies before migrating to cloud infrastructure.

  • Map application dependencies
  • Identify data flows
  • Calculate bandwidth requirements
  • Plan migration sequencing
apartment IoT Device Management

Monitor and manage Internet of Things device communications and behavior.

  • Discover all IoT devices
  • Monitor device health
  • Identify rogue devices
  • Verify secure communications
report_problem Forensic Analysis

Investigate security incidents and reconstruct network activity timelines.

  • Replay recorded network activity
  • Identify attack vectors
  • Document evidence chains
  • Generate investigation reports
science Research & Analysis

Academic and corporate research on network protocols and behaviors.

  • Study protocol implementations
  • Analyze network patterns
  • Test new algorithms
  • Publish research findings

emoji_events Why Professionals Choose EtherView

100+

Detected Protocols

(25+ via deep inspection)

4D

Temporal Recording

(X, Y, Z, Time)

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Major Platforms

(Windows, Linux, macOS)

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