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From: faatcrl!warb@gvlv2.gvl.unisys.com (Dan Warburton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Re: Examining Ethernet Packets
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Date: 16 Nov 90 12:05:00 GMT
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cjb@cblph.att.com (Chandrasekhar J Bhatt) writes:

>Is there a package or  tool available to examine tcp-ip ethernet packets
>on Sun Workstations ? I know that protocol analyzers can be used, but I am
>in a situation where the  cost of such an analyzer cannot be justified.

Try man etherfind it can show quit a bit about tcp activity on the net. It
takes a little getting use to but is a good tool. I think there may be a
problem using it to watch packets to/from the machine it's on.