At 06:45 PM 7/15/00, William E Gragido wrote:
>Etherpeek is pretty cool, although I am pretty sure that Sniffer offers more
>total functionality.
Sniffer has a built-in expert system that analyzes packets and
automatically identifies problems. Sniffer also has terrific decodes for
almost every protocol known to mankind. Sniffer has been around the longest
so the developers have had more time to implement sophisticated and
detailed decodes.
Network General was late getting into the market for graphical user
interface analyzers. They stuck to their DOS-based Sniffer for years. Most
people liked that user interface, but it was old-fashioned. Their newer GUI
is kind of clunky.
EtherPeek was first developed for the Macintosh. It has always had an
elegant and intuitive user interface.
EtherPeek doesn't have a built-in expert system, but it does have the
Plug-In Info column that shows you useful information. AG Group also sells
NetSense which is an add-on product that does expert analysis.
Other kudos for EtherPeek: you can capture and decode at the same time.
(With Sniffer, you have to stop capturing to view the packets.)
EtherPeek lets you open multiple capture windows, each with different
filters. Although you can easily tie yourself in knots by opening too many
capture and display windows, you can also use these features for efficient
troubleshooting.
Bottom line: EtherPeek is a terrific product, but some of the decodes need
work.
Priscilla
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > Daniel Cotts
> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 11:38 AM
> > To: 'Oscar Rau'; Cisco GroupStudy
> > Subject: RE: Windows based sniffer
> >
> >
> > Consider EtherPeek from AG Group. Think that it is www.aggroup.com
> > All the SEs in the old INS (now Lucent NetworkCare) used it. I think that
> > Cisco is making it part of the tools that their SEs carry. Think that you
> > can download a demo version. There is a demo version on the CD that ships
> > with Todd Lammle's CCNA Study Guide (for ver 1). Can't comment if it
> > included on a later edition.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Oscar Rau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 7:47 AM
> > > To: Cisco GroupStudy
> > > Subject: Windows based sniffer
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am looking for a good windows based sniffer. I heard about
> > > Network Generals
> > > sniffer but I could not find the link to it. If you have the
> > > URL, would you please
> > > pass it on to me? If there other good sniffer products please
> > > let me know.
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> > > --
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> > > Oscar Rau
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