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Re: IIS Sniffing for newb


From: John LeMay <jlemay () njmc com>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:03:46 -0500

Can someone point me to a simple explanation -- the docs I've read are a bit
over my head.

I want to sniff the traffic between my workstation and a test IIS server on
our intranet, to make sure that supposedly secure pages are being encrypted.
I have no experience trying this.

The test server and my workstation are at my disposal, so I can install
anything I want.

Any links/tips appreciated,

http://www.ethereal.com

Install Ethereal and it's required WinPcap libraries (use the 3.0 version, not the 2.3 version) on your workstation since you want to sniff between your workstation and the server. If you sniff at the server you will probably see traffic from other stations. If you sniff at your workstation, and you are on a switched segment, you should be able to limit the traffic to almost just your communication with the server.

--
John LeMay
Senior Technical Manager
NJMC, LLC
Technology Solutions for Business


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