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Ethereal vs ntop

A side-by-side look at Ethereal and ntop. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Ethereal

Ethereal

Network & Admin

Ethereal is a free and open-source packet analyzer and network protocol analyzer software for Unix-like operating systems. It allows users to examine data from a live network or from a capture file on disk. Ethereal has powerful features to inspect hundreds of protocols, and provides the ability to reconstruct TCP sessions and browse data as it presents itself on the …

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ntop

ntop

Network & Admin

ntop is an open source network traffic monitoring and analysis tool. It provides real-time information on network usage and helps identify bandwidth hogs and troubleshoot network issues.

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