Catching all internet activity on my network

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Mike Riston

I was wondering if XP Pro had a service in it that would allow me to capture
ALL intranet activity. I know that 2000 Adv. Server does have network
monitor, but since XP Pro isnt specifically a server I was wondering if it
had such a thing.

If it does could someone please tell me how to access it.

Thanks!!!
~Mike
 
"Mike Riston" said:
I was wondering if XP Pro had a service in it that would allow me to capture
ALL intranet activity. I know that 2000 Adv. Server does have network
monitor, but since XP Pro isnt specifically a server I was wondering if it
had such a thing.

If it does could someone please tell me how to access it.

Thanks!!!
~Mike
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To the best of my knowledge, XP Pro doesn't have a built-in network
capture / packet sniffer program.

Here's a free one that I use (thanks to Ron Lowe for pointing it out
to me):

Ethereal
http://www.ethereal.com/

I used it yesterday to find out why an ICS client computer was causing
the ICS host to dial into the Internet when the client started up.
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Mike Riston said:
I was wondering if XP Pro had a service in it that would allow me to capture
ALL intranet activity. I know that 2000 Adv. Server does have network
monitor, but since XP Pro isnt specifically a server I was wondering if it
had such a thing.

If it does could someone please tell me how to access it.
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You can install the full version of Network monitor on XP Pro, or install
any other sniffer,
such as Ethereal.

-PA
 
Where would I go about downloading the full version of network monitor?

Also, could someone send me a direct link to download Ethereal. I'd rather
not compile it. Just want to install it and sniff :D

Thanks all
 
"Mike Riston" said:
Where would I go about downloading the full version of network monitor?

Also, could someone send me a direct link to download Ethereal. I'd rather
not compile it. Just want to install it and sniff :D

Thanks all
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http://www.ethereal.com/distribution/win32/
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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I downloaded/installed both ethereal and winpcap and when i try to capture
with ethereal i says that it cannot find a certain .dll

any ideas?
 
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