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Originally Published: Wednesday, 20 October 1999 Author: Quentin Cregan
Published to: news_enhance_security/Security Tips Page: 1/1 - [Printable]

Find out what's happening on your network

tcpdump is a program that gives you data about packets being sent to and from your computer. It's a packet sniffer in the most raw sense of the term. It has several options, and is widely integrated into scripts to help monitor security.



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