On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:20 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > I there a way that I can easily monitor my network traffic on my home LAN > preferably without using the terminal? with a 3rd party software?
Probably not. If the LAN is via a switch (which includes the one built into routers) then you can only see traffic to your machine and broadcast traffic. Regular traffic (the packets requesting a web page and the response back from the server for example) go only between the router and the machine making the request. Older 10BaseT-only wiring tended to use hubs which sent all packets out to all ports. With a hub it was possible to monitor all the traffic. There are some tools to monitor wireless traffic but I'm not familiar with those. Higher end switches allow you to do some monitoring but that's not available in typical SOHO equipment. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
