Sniffers have exploded in popularity over the past several years, from Network
General?s Netxray and Microsoft?s Network Monitor, to public domain tools such
as Etherman and Curry Sniffer. These tools are used for various reasons, including
network tr oubleshooting, traffic analysis, node discovery, etc. We will be covering
one of the most common, yet effective sniffers, snoop. Of all the sniffers, this is
one standby you always have access to with Solaris. The purpose of this article is to
demonstrate how to leverage snoop, with examples focusing on network security.
Sniffers have exploded in popularity over the past several years, from Network
General?s Netxray and Microsoft?s Network Monitor, to public domain tools such
as Etherman and Curry Sniffer. These tools are used for various reasons, including
network tr oubleshooting, traffic analysis, node discovery, etc. We will be covering
one of the most common, yet effective sniffers, snoop. Of all the sniffers, this is
one standby you always have access to with Solaris. The purpose of this article is to
demonstrate how to leverage snoop, with examples focusing on network security.
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