[ale] TOOL: etherape

[John Wells]

ok, TOOL: it is.

i've been playing around with etherape (http://etherape.sourceforge.net)
for the last few hours.  It's a cool little utility that lays out
hostnames on a canvas and draws lines (or shapes...configurable) between
hosts dynamically as traffic is routed between them.  It also color codes
the lines based on the protocol in use.  The lines widen as bandwidth
increases.

Useful if you're wanting an easy-to-grasp look at what your nic is doing. 
Uses libpcap for the sniffing.  Site has screenshots here
(http://etherape.sourceforge.net/images/).  Have fun.

John




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