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Snooping RS232 comms

Anyone know where I can get software that snoops on RS-232 communications.
I.e. I have a program that reads/writes to the com port and I need another program that will display ALL the data going to and from the com port.

I once had software to do this - downloaded it from somewhere on the net but I can't find it anymore.
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There are tons.

check
download.com
                 shareware.com
                 zdnet.com
http://www.utilitygeek.com
http://www.softpile.com/
for a serial port monitor program

I hope this helps !
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Thanks SysExpert for the quick response, but I didn't ask for a list of download sites...

I have searched such sites and I know there are a ton of programs to analyse data from serial port, but none of them will snoop rs232 data while another program has the com port open.

What I need is a program that snoops the data going into and out of the serial port while another process is communicating via that serial port.

Give me a link to the actual download for the utility that does that, for the 200 points.
What you are asking for,  is very difficult , technically speaking.

The easiest solution, that may be feasible is to use a hardware snopper/ data/ analyzer or to try an split the serial port at one end to go to 2 machines.

I hope this helps !
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As I said before, I had downloaded a piece of software that does exactly this type of snooping. I am just trying to find it again...
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Shawn, portmon was exactly what I was looking for, thanks :)