Re: Network sniffing tools that work with iSeries

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Are there any tools that are easy to use that allow network sniffing of
> traffic from an iSeries to M$ servers?
>
> I downloaded a trial version of Softperfects Network Sniffer, which works
> great for pc based traffic but I cannot seem to get it to monitor traffic
> between an iSeries and an M$ server. Comments?

Any sniffer should be able to sniff any and all traffic on a given LAN.
If that LAN uses a switch instead of a hub it might be less successful.
If the sniffer is not on the same physical network as the iSeries you
won't be able to sniff it.

Perhaps the trial version is incomplete?  There are plenty of sniffers out
there.  http://freshmeat.net should have several.

James Rich

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