[ILUG] Reading TCP data packet contents

[Paschal Nee]

Snort is available for Mac OSX <http://www.snort.org/dl/binaries/osx/> and
can be run in sniffer
mode<http://www.snort.org/docs/snort_htmanuals/htmanual_2.4/node4.html>which
should do want you want to do.

Happy snorting,
Paschal.
m2bed.com

On 14/12/05, ilug-request at linux.ie <ilug-request at linux.ie> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ronan O Ciosoig <ronanoc at mac.com>
> To: ilug at linux.ie
> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:21:13 +0100
> Subject: [ILUG] Reading TCP data packet contents
> Hi,
> I am trying to investigate the TCP transactions of a certain app on Mac OS
> X. I know you can use tcpdump to dump the packets, and use Ethereal or
> tcpshow to read the data, but neither of these are available on OS X. Any
> suggestions on how I sould go about it or apps I should use.
>
> I am trying to reverse-engineer an app so I need to know all the
> transactions it makes if possible.
> TIA.
>
>
> Ronan O Ciosoig
> Barcelona, Spain.
> (+34) 690348802
> Skype: ronanoc
> MSN: ronanoc at mac.com
>