PKT PCAP
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Convert PKT to PCAP

Can you convert PKT to PCAP?
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Is it possible to convert PKT to PCAP?
No - not a direct conversion.

A .pkt is a SIMULATION model, not captured traffic - it cannot be turned into a Wireshark .pcap. (The name similarity is misleading.) Real packet captures come from Wireshark/tcpdump on a live network.

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Also to PCAP: PCAPNG · CAP · PKA

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Converting PKT to PCAP

A .PKT file and a .PCAP file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

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