PCAPNG

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PCAP Next Generation Dump format

File type: Various data file

Files with pcapng file extension are files in PCAP Next Generation Dump file format.

What is pcapng file?

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: May 2, 2019

The pcapng file extension is associated with the PCAP Next Generation Dump file format used to store data captured from the network, used for example by popular Wireshark network logger.

It is an attempt to replace the older libpcap format.

How to open pcapng file?

Use Wireshark to analyse *.pcapng files.

How to convert pcapng file?

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

Technical details

MIME types
  • application/vnd.tcpdump.pcapng
  • application/x-pcapng
  • application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap
File signature
HEX 0A 0D 0D 0A
ASCII ....

Suggested software to open pcapng file:

Associated software actions with the pcapng file

Software applications that can open pcapng files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that can edit pcapng files:

Microsoft Windows

Software capable of saving pcapng files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that create pcapng files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that handle other tasks involving pcapng files:

Microsoft Windows

Convert .pcapng files

online = can be converted online at 101convert.com

Online conversions and file conversion information are provided by 101convert.com.

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