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  2. Packet analyzer - Wikipedia

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    A packet analyzer used for intercepting traffic on wireless networks is known as a wireless analyzer - those designed specifically for Wi-Fi networks are Wi-Fi analyzers. [ a ] While a packet analyzer can also be referred to as a network analyzer or protocol analyzer these terms can also have other meanings.

  3. Sniffing attack - Wikipedia

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    Sniffing attack in context of network security, corresponds to theft or interception of data by capturing the network traffic using a packet sniffer (an application aimed at capturing network packets). When data is transmitted across networks, if the data packets are not encrypted, the data within the network packet can be read using a sniffer. [1]

  4. Sniffer (protocol analyzer) - Wikipedia

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    The Sniffer [1] was a computer network packet and protocol analyzer developed and first sold in 1986 by Network General Corporation [2] of Mountain View, CA. By 1994 the Sniffer had become the market leader [ 3 ] in high-end protocol analyzers.

  5. Promiscuous mode - Wikipedia

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    In promiscuous mode, some software might send responses to frames even though they were addressed to another machine. However, experienced sniffers can prevent this (e.g., using carefully designed firewall settings). An example is sending a ping (ICMP echo request) with the wrong MAC address but the right IP address.

  6. Comparison of packet analyzers - Wikipedia

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    Sniffer: Netscout (formerly Network General) 2013 [11] GUI Proprietary Non-free SteelCentral Transaction Analyzer OPNET Technologies/Riverbed Technology: June 9, 2014 / 17.0.T-PL1 [12] GUI Proprietary: Non-free snoop: Sun Microsystems: December 11, 2006 / Solaris 10 CLI: CDDL: Free tcpdump: The Tcpdump team April 7, 2023 / 4.99.4 [13] CLI: BSD ...

  7. Packet capture appliance - Wikipedia

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    A packet capture appliance is a standalone device that performs packet capture. [1] Packet capture appliances may be deployed anywhere on a network, however, most commonly are placed at the entrances to the network (i.e. the internet connections) and in front of critical equipment, such as servers containing sensitive information.

  8. Carnivore (software) - Wikipedia

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    The Carnivore system was a Microsoft Windows-based workstation with packet-sniffing software and a removable Jaz disk drive. [4] This computer must be physically installed at an Internet service provider (ISP) or other location where it can "sniff" traffic on a LAN segment to look for email messages in transit. The technology itself was not ...

  9. Network tap - Wikipedia

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    A network tap is a system that monitors events on a local network. A tap is typically a dedicated hardware device, which provides a way to access the data flowing across a computer network. The network tap has (at least) three ports: an A port, a B port, and a monitor port. A tap inserted between A and B passes all traffic (send and receive ...

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