network packet analyzer

[MKlinke]

On Monday 21 June 2004 11:19, Noah wrote:
> redhat-8.0
>
> I am putting in a new network at home and have a need for a really
> good packet sniffer.  can somebody please recommend a good program
> that I can install on my linux laptop so I can figure out what is
> going on here please?
>
> cheers,
>
> Noah

I tend to use tcpdump as you can use it either in real-time or save 
the contents to a file.  Many of the other programs like ethereal or 
snort will read the tcpdump files for further analysis too if you 
want a different view.

Regards,  Mike Klinke