(Source section: network traffic management
File format in compressed package: executable file
Attachment source: Internet
Running platform: Windows platform
Whether it has been verified by me: Yes
Nature of accessories: Free
Ethereal is a popular computer network debugging and packet sniffing software. Ethereal is basically similar to tcpdump, but ethereal also has a well-designed GUI and many classification information and filtering options. Through ethereal, the user can simultaneously insert the network card into the mixed mode to view all the communication traffic sent in the network.
Ethereal is used in fault repair, analysis, software and protocol development, and education. It has all the standard features that users expect from the protocol analyzer, and has the relevant features that other similar products do not have. Ethereal is a licensed source code development software that allows users to add improvements to it. Ethereal is applicable to all current popular computer systems], including UNIX, Linux and windows.
Ethereal has the following characteristics:
Capture data from the current network connection or read data from the captured file in real time;
Ethereal can read from tcpdump (Libpcap), network universal sniffer (compressed and uncompressed), sniffertm professional, netxraytm, sunsnoop and atmsnoop, shomiti/finisar testers, iptrace of Aix, network monitor of microsoft], lanalyzer of Novell, wan/lan analyzer of RADCOM, hp-uxnettl and i4btrace of isdn4bsd project, Cisco Security idsiplog and PPPD logs (pppdump format) Files captured at etherpeek/tokenpeek/airopeek of wildpacket or visual uptime of visual network. In addition, ethereal can also read trace reports from lucent/ascendwan routers and toshibaisdn routers, as well as output text and dbsetherwatch from VMS TCPIP.)