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From: simons@peti.rhein.de (Peter Simons)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.unix.internals,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Low-level TCP/IP Programming and Sniffer Help Wanted
Date: 23 Mar 1996 11:21:28 GMT
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orville@weyrich.com (Orville R. Weyrich) writes:

 > I also want to find code (or a book) that implements a network sniffer for

Have a look at the source of "tcpdump", which should be available at
any FTP site near you. tcpdump does exactly what you describe above.
It uses Berkeley packet filters to monitor tcp/ip traffic.

	-peter