> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Matthew Graham > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 2:24 PM > To: misc > Subject: Network Analyzer > > > I am fairly new to OpenBSD with significant experience with Linux. I'm > considering switching some of our infrastructure based systems to > OpenBSD because of the security reputation and ease of updates. > > One of the intended boxes is a network monitor that will go inline > between a host and an Ethernet switch. I've configured a transparent > bridge and it works great. The ease of this alone is impressive. > > One utility I'm used to using for monitoring is Ethereal. > I've seen all > of the comments from the OpenBSD user community and > understand why it's > no longer available through ports. Does anyone know of a similar tool > that will work well with OpenBSD and is also secure? I need more > information in human readably form that I can get from tcpdump or > sniffit. > > Thank for any advice anyone can give. >
I just want to be sure you consider the difference between capturing and viewing. You can as I do capture all your packets using tcpdump and review them off the box using ethereal as you normally would. Have you considered that option? I mean on an alternate OS.
