Difference between revisions of "Sniffer"
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| − | + | Packet sniffers do exactly what the name implies, they allow you to watch the packets that are touching your host. For good they extremely helpful in debugging problems with networks. They can also be used for several malicious purposes including spying on people and harvesting passwords. | |
| − | * [[tcpdump]] | + | * [[ethereal]] [http://www.ethereal.com/download.html download] A [[GUI]] packet sniffer that works on all major operating systems ([[UBO]], MacOSX, Windows etc) |
| − | * [[snoop]] | + | * [[tcpdump]] [http://www.tcpdump.org/ download] A [[CLI]] sniffer that works on all major operating systems ([[UBO]], MacOSX, Windows (with pcap) |
| − | + | * [[snoop]] A CLI sniffer for Solaris | |
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| + | You can use a packet sniffer on any network interface. [[ifconfig]] will give you a list of your network interfaces on [[UBO]]s. | ||
Revision as of 00:21, 5 December 2005
Packet sniffers do exactly what the name implies, they allow you to watch the packets that are touching your host. For good they extremely helpful in debugging problems with networks. They can also be used for several malicious purposes including spying on people and harvesting passwords.
- ethereal download A GUI packet sniffer that works on all major operating systems (UBO, MacOSX, Windows etc)
- tcpdump download A CLI sniffer that works on all major operating systems (UBO, MacOSX, Windows (with pcap)
- snoop A CLI sniffer for Solaris
You can use a packet sniffer on any network interface. ifconfig will give you a list of your network interfaces on UBOs.
