Alternatives to sniffglue

A multithreaded network sniffer that parses packets and presents useful traffic details by default. Notes say what changes if you switch.

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  • tcpdump

    The classic command-line packet capture and analysis tool.

    tcpdump captures and analyzes packets from the command line, while Sniffglue focuses on presenting useful parsed traffic details by default.

  • Sniffnet

    Shows what your machine is actually talking to, with charts instead of a wall of packets.

  • Wireshark

    The network protocol analyser: capture traffic and read it packet by packet, with dissectors for hundreds of protocols.

    Wireshark provides a graphical packet analyzer with dissectors for hundreds of protocols, while Sniffglue presents parsed packet details from the command line.

  • p0f

    A passive network fingerprinting tool that identifies operating systems and software from TCP traffic.

  • NetworkTrafficView

    A Windows tool that captures packets on a network adapter and shows traffic statistics grouped by connection.

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