On Tuesday 26 June 2001 13:26, Praedor Tempus wrote:
> Look for snort. This is perhaps one of the best sniffers/security tools
> available. It is not difficult to learn, has many switches and
> configuration possibilities. Just mentioning it is bringing a tear to my
> eye, I'm getting so choked up...
>
> Get snort. You will not be sorry.
>
> On Tuesday 26 June 2001 08:18, you wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at 11:57 PM, Craig Sprout wrote:
> > > Laurent Duperval wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> How do I sniff the packets coming thru my network connection? At
> > >> home, I
> > >> have a cable modem and last night I noticed some activity on it,
> > >> though I
> > >> know I'm not doing anything using the network. How can I sniff what's
> > >> going
> > >> on there?
> > >
> > > Ethereal is a packet analyzer that is, IMO, one of the most useful
> > > network tools you can have in your arsenal.
> >
> > Or, for something a little more "raw" you could try tcpdump.
For a simple network monitor with ip information all on one screen realtime
try iptraf it rocks especially if you have an single firewall with own
monitor .
