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URL: www.packetstormsecurity.org
Client OS: Linux
Target OS: TCP/IP networks
Price: Free
Description: Linsniff is the classic, easy-to-use Linux sniffer. Linsniff simply captures the first few bytes of each TCP connection to the ports for telnet, FTP, POP and IMAP Mail, and Rlogin. Captured information includes date, time, source IP address, destination IP address, destination port, and the first 256 bytes of captured data.
Use: Linsniff is a simple-to-use sniffer. Simply compile the program and run it from the command line.
Benefits: The tool is free and easy to use.
Cons: While the tool is easy to use, it does have limited functionality compared to some of the more advanced sniffers. Also, the documentation is minimal.
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