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Date:      Thu, 19 Feb 1998 17:14:27 +0200
From:      Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To:        "Maruca, Fran" <fmaruca@xyplex.com>
Cc:        "'bsd'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Network trace utility
Message-ID:  <34EC4C53.6066@barcode.co.il>
References:  <AFC1FAD88757D111BDD00060970C719A035538@east.xyplex.com>

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Maruca, Fran wrote:
> 
> Is there a utility available on BSD that will trace/decode traffic on an
> attached network?  I'm looking from something that will monitor traffic
> and decode the packets into something a human can read much like a
> Network General Sniffer.  Any help is appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Fran Maruca
> Xyplex Networks
> 
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Have you taken a look at tcpdump??? It's interface is crude, but it is a
very powerful tool. Be sure to read the man page and compile a kernel
with bpfilter in it (see LINT for an example).

Nadav

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