Capturing HTTP requests

Question

Is there a way to monitor and capture all outgoing HTTP requests from a machine using C#?

I need a browser independent way of logging visited URLs.

Answer 1

Sounds like you're after some kind of "packet sniffing" utility.

Here's a couple of links to articles on the Code Project site for packet sniffers (with downloadable source code) written in C#:

Packet Capture and Analayzer

A Network Sniffer in C#

If you're just after capturing visited URL's, these utilities may be overkill, however, you'll be able to extract a URL from your HTTP packets and discard the rest, however, you may also wish to capture all packet information, in which case, these utilities will help.