Introduction to Ethereal (v.0.9.9), The Open Source Network-Protocol Analyzer

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Ethereal
What is it?
• Open Source Network Protocol Analyzer
• Released under GNU Public License (it’s free)
• Runs on all flavors of Unix, Linux, Windows
• Prebuilt binaries and source code are available
• Original author: Gerald Combs
• Over 200 contributors, including members of Samba
Team
• Defacto standard among open source community
• Website: www.ethereal.com