Thx Comsec..

Am i right in thinking that i can use a tool like htis to see who is/was scanning me? Or what kind of connects were/are made and what packets were/are sent? Hmm, like an expanded version of the "netstat -n" command...
I know expanded firewall packages can do this, but i'd like to keep it simple..;

And do you recommend any?

Thx.

Can someone tell me more about this thing?
It's a method to defend a network or what?
Can you gimme one or two programs name or URL?

Yes.. i know.. too many questions.. but... i really need help on this!

Thanks in advance for your reply.

well if your new to sniffing then this program is ideal for newbies...once you get to grips with how they work you can then progress on to other more advanced programs

AnalogX PacketMon allows you to capture IP packets that pass through your network interface - whether they originated from the machine on which PacketMon is installed, or a completely different machine on your network! Once the packet is received, you can use the built in viewer to examine the header as well as the contents, and you can even export the results into a standard comma-delimited file to importing into your favorite program. As if that's not enough, PacketMon has a powerful rule system that allows you to narrow down the packets it captures to ensure you get EXACTLY what you're after, without tons of unrelated information.

Please note, PacketMon is currently only available for Win2000/XP ONLY.

packetmon link

thanks man, i will try all these programs

lemme c ..

Thx for that Comsec, i think i have found me a new tool to play with for today

Seeing as it also creates nice logs (like with any sniffer i expect) the logs can be fully manipulated in order to show the results you want. Hmm, i think i may even write me a (simple) small mirc script to filter the results somewhat.

And i am gonna try and get to grips with some new terms as well, like a IGMP connection.

And for anyone else reading this, PacketMon is very simple and easy to use. Ideal for beginner sniffers

maybe this could also help you...

Good link mekros. Thx.

dang.. i found this post and it's the first time my poor little dialup connection has been non-stop downloading on not jsut one file.. but like 5-20

good info here guys

thanks

glad to share whut i've found...

hey comsec

that packetmon link you posted..

is VERY useful.. i can see every little bit of data that does anything my computer is sending and reciveing

thanks mate

helpful post...thanks