Netsniff-ng is an open-source command line tool used for packet sniffing and network traffic analysis. It can capture and analyze network data in real-time, or offline from a PCAP file. It is a powerful tool for network administrators, developers, and security professionals. Netsniff-ng supports a variety of protocols, including Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, ARP, IPX, VLAN, ICMP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, and SCTP. It can also capture and analyze wireless traffic and detect wireless intrusion attempts. It can be used to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize network performance, capture malicious traffic, and analyze traffic patterns. Netsniff-ng is available for Linux and macOS.
Discontinued website is unresponsive, no packages can be found
The warning may contain malware such as: PUP.Optional.Adtool PUP.Optional.Somoto.A PUP.Optional.Somoto.A (x2) PUP.Optional.DeltaTB PUP.Optional.OpenCandy and may be installed at startup
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Discontinued The program is no longer updated. The latest version, 0.4.0, released in April 2004, can still be downloaded from the official website.