Packet Sniffers

[stkshft]

I currently use Ethereal, but a while back I had one called Iris from Eeye.

They seem to not have that software, but instead have Lanhound.

I was wondering if anyone knows of any software like Iris, or if this Lanhound can do the same thing as Iris did.

 

[SJConsultant]

Personally, I use Commview by Tamosoft

 

[Darthkim]

most basic packet sniffers offer the same thing. Decoding of packets, pretty little graphs, timeline, etc.

Some of the better products, such as Network General Sniffer, provide a bit more intelligence and can do some of the explanations for you. (i.e. It looks like x.x.x.x is broadcasting too often. Maybe it has a virus?). Now the question is whether this "intelligence" is worth the extra 15 - 20K that this product commands.

Iris and lanhound are cheaper product that fulfill the basic requirements of a packet sniffer while providing some unique capabilities (Iris can re-assemble web requests, etc)

if you are used to iris and ethereal, lanhound should be fine. If you have some money to burn, check out Wilpackets etherpeek.