Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 16705 invoked from network); 17 Aug 2004 03:40:21 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 17 Aug 2004 03:40:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 2888 invoked by uid 500); 17 Aug 2004 03:40:19 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-directory-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 2820 invoked by uid 500); 17 Aug 2004 03:40:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact directory-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Apache Directory Developers List" Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list directory-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 2805 invoked by uid 99); 17 Aug 2004 03:40:18 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=10.0 tests=NO_REAL_NAME,RCVD_BY_IP,RCVD_DOUBLE_IP_LOOSE X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received: from [209.210.24.244] (HELO dbb) (209.210.24.244) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.27.1) with SMTP; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:40:11 -0700 Received: from 65.39.134.46 by 209.210.24.244 with SMTP;Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:38:13 -0800 Message-ID: <31497899.1092714032578.JavaMail.harmeet@kodemuse.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:38:13 -0700 (PDT) From: harmeet@kodemuse.com To: Apache Directory Developers List Subject: Re: [OT] anyone have experience out there with free OS packet sniffers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-KodeMuseMTA-209.210.24.244: MTA at 209.210.24.244 1 X-KodeMuseMTA-MsgID: 28594478.415.116 X-KodeMuseMTA-RcvdDate: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:38:13 -0800 X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N ethereal is excellent. but if you want to write your own handlers to analyze real traffic, i'd say modify tcpdump(http://www.tcpdump.org) or if you want java, use a pcap wrapper like http://jpcap.sourceforge.net/ or http://netresearch.ics.uci.edu/kfujii/jpcap/doc/ I have used the latter more often. you may find this useful.. though not as well designed as you may like. http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/miu/src/java/miu/util/TCPAnalyzer.java?rev=1.6&view=auto http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/miu/src/java/miu/im/yim/YIMAnalyzer.java?rev=1.1&view=auto Harmeet ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Karasulu Sent: Aug 15, 7:08 PM > Hi, > > I'm toying around with ethereal and probably have not invested much time > in it yet but I wanted to ask others before getting too deep about their > favorite software packet sniffer. > > Anyone use a free software packet sniffer out there? > > Alex > >