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LAN Monitoring

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Anyone know any good programs to detect what file a computer is accessing? Like, I am sharing movies on my home network, and another computer on the network is watching it. Is there a program I can run from my computer to let me know what file is being accessed and from who? Thnx
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netstat will show your active connections..
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Yes, but I'd also like to see the file being accessed. As in, a program showing detailed information of the connection.
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What are you using to allow users to access your files? FTP? HTTP? Another transfer protocol?

If you're using HTTP, regex the log file..
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what OS are you using? Windows XP Pro and other NT based systems have file auditing services built-in.. It's been a while since I've used them, but I remember being able to log "remote" file access and things.

Alternately, you can make them go through an interface to get to the files.. i.e. run a web server that can transfer out the files (to local machines only) that will then log the data for you in its access logs or various other systems.
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It's nothing special. My computer is running XP Pro, and I have a folder called Movies shared on the network. So if a computer browses MSHOME, finds my machine, and opens the movies folder, they can open a movie and watch from their computer. I don't want to create log files and such, I just want a program that I can leave open that monitors when a connection is made to my computer, and what the computer is connecting to (aka, what video they're watching). Thnx
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did a quick prayer to google.. it found this: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml

sounds like it may be what you want.
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Wow. Thanks, man. Could you tell me what you typed into google? This program definitely is along the lines of what I want, but it shows me EVERYthing that happens. I'd prefer something that wasn't as power consuming and only monitored remote accessing from the network, not what my computer is running itself.
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Thanx again :)
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