Packet Sniffer

[BigPrince]

I am looking for a simple to use Packet Sniffer that works on OS X thats free.

If there is not one, could you guys recommend the best one with clear instructions for installation, still free.

Thanks.

 

[scotty588]

Ethereal is free. I've used it on Windows but never tried the OSX port. http://www.ethereal.com/download.html

 

[Fearless Leader]

i never could get ethereal to work. Haven't tried in a while though, just gave up and used it on my pc.

try using fink or darwin ports (i thinks thats what it's called) to install

 

[cwedl]

http://insecure.org/ has a nice range from you to choose from

a direct link to sniffers - http://sectools.org/sniffers.html

 

[ahmdalitaha]

HTTP Scoop

i think Http Scoop is the best http sniffer for mac os i have ever used but it is not for free "14 days trail", this post may be too late but i did manage to make it free , if you still interested you can download it from here

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

You can use CPA - Cocoa Packet Analyzer

available here: http://www.tastycocoabytes.com/cpa/index.php

While it has not all the features of Wireshark, it works natively on OSX and you can always export your traces for later analysis.

Note: The preferences for packet coloring is quite well hidden...

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

Ethereal is free. I've used it on Windows but never tried the OSX port. http://www.ethereal.com/download.html

Ethereal is now called Wireshark!

http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

It works well under OSX, but is an X11 application.