Chapter 11. Sniffing for Idiots (Pun Intended)

Chapter 11. Sniffing for Idiots (Pun Intended)

Difficult-o-Meter: 3 (moderate Linux skill required)

Covers:

sniffit	http://reptile.rug.ac.be/~ coder /sniffit/sniffit.html
supersniffer	http://users.dhp.com/~ajax/projects/
tcpdump	http://www.tcpdump.org/
dsniff	http://www. monkey .org/~dugsong/dsniff/
ethereal	http://www.ethereal.com/

Question: Something funky is going on somewhere in my home/work network, and it doesn't make a lick of sense. What can I do?

Answer: When all else has failed, it's time to roll up your sleeves, break out your Linux box, and get sniffing!