>>>I need a free or cheap packet sniffer. I need to look at data at a byte level as it travels over a TCP/IP port to try and track down a problem. Anyone use something they like? Thanks!
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http://www.wireshark.org/download.html>>
>>Haven't used it in years, not since it used to be Ethereal but it's one of the heavyweights in this field.
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>How does this differ from
http://www.ethereal.com/ ? Different 'branch'?
Looks like some sort of trademark issues:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiresharkhttp://www.wireshark.org/faq.html#q1.2Of the two, Wireshark seems to be the recommended choice.
Regards. Al
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