PACKET SNIFFERS

Packet Sniffers

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Packet Sniffers

Introduction

The network computers share communication channels. For these shared channels "travel" information desired by any computer connected to the network and can pass this information on a number N of other computers. Suppose that host A wants to send information to another host B. A third (host C), connected to the network, you can intercept this shipment carried between hosts A and B. The fact capturing the information to another machine on the network called sniffing. A common way to connect between machines via Ethernet and the mode of transmission is through "packets" of data. ...