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Socket sniffer for Solarias

  • 26-04-2005 3:11pm
    #1
    schlaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭


    HI All,

    I just wanted to know if there was a good, easy to use, sniffer program. :confused:

    I am trying to trace bytes being recieved from a Socket in a java program from a Server.

    I have tried using socketspy, however it keeps failing on me, complaining about some "wm" problem :mad: . I have also tried ethereal, however I have to be root user to use the "pkgadd" command. :mad:

    the sniffer program must be command line based, as I am telnetting to the machine.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    tcpdump


  • #3
    schlaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭schlaps


    Hi guys

    You will have to excuse my ignorance, but i am pretty inexperienced when it comes to unix.

    I got "snoop: /dev/eri: Permission denied" while trying to run Snoop

    I also downloaded tcpdump, but the man pages were confusing, I cant figure out how to start the tcpmon to listen to a particular port.


  • #4
    nadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭nadir


    if you are using solaris, may as well use tcpdump , learn how it works, its simple./


  • #5
    cormy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭cormy


    tcpdump doesn't come with a basic Solaris install so you'll have to download & install it separately. Also if you want to use 'snoop' get the sys-admin to enable this for regular users using sudo or RBAC (the sys-admin should know what you're talking about). Or he/she could give the 'snoop' program 'setuid' permissions - slightly risky from a security point of view but if the sys-admin is happy to do it then that should work. To install a package using pkgadd, you need root access - again sys-admin should sort this for you. Of course I'm making a massive assumption that the system administrator is actually helpful ;-)


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