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Ethernal

Ethernal - 1.2

visualize all incoming & outgoing Ethernet packets

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.2
Release Date: 2005-05-24
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 13,873
Downloads (all versions): 16,355

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Product Description:

A simple tool for visualizing all incoming and outgoing Ethernet packets. The source code of the application is available.
  • Reads all incoming/outgoing Ethernet packets
  • Displays the MAC address and IP addresses (resolving them also)
  • Displays the packet content in hexadecimal/ascii
  • Finds any string in packet (using search field and standard Find dialog)
  • Filters packets
  • Dynamic display width
  • Save/load packets to disk
  • Export packets to text-delimited file

What's new in this version:

  • export packets to text file (multiple selection supported in packet list)
  • new preferences panel allowing to create additionnal protocol information
  • display protocol name
  • display source and destination IP address (value and resolved name)
  • selection is preserved when packets are added to the list
  • deselect a row if the row was selected
  • last selected interface is now restored
  • stop button now correctly stop the sniffer
  • horizontal scroll is displayed in the packet content view

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

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Ethernal ReviewSTOP button still doesn't work; looks like new version - Version: 1.2, 11/30/2006 12:53AM PST

BiG77
As was suggested, I deleted the prefs and sniffer in application support. I redownloaded the product and see it was last modified in October 2006! but regardless, the stop button still doesn't work for me.
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Ethernal ReviewStop button problems can be fixed. - Version: 1.2, 6/14/2005 04:22AM PST

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glowingcactus
I too had stop button problems. I think it happens if you have used the earlier version and upgraded. The cure is to quit Ethernal and find the preferences file
edu.usfca.jean.bovet.Ethernal.plist from
~/Library/Preferences/
and maybe the "Ethernal" Folder in "~/Library/Application Support/"

After deleting those and relaunch it works for me.

Sometimes the Search function misreports some simple searches on captured packets (for example 'xy') in that a packet is found displayed that does not in fact contain the string xy but deleting that search phrase then typing it in again finds no packets with that string.

Something useful to have would be to have a way to additionally resolve some addresses to my own local table of host names or colours which can be loaded on future captures, maybe displayed as a separate column.

However this is Application shows lots of promise. Keep up the good work.
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Ethernal ReviewA variety of problems - Version: 1.2, 5/25/2005 05:43AM PST

sjonke1
Stop button still doesn't seem to work - I click it but packets keep coming in. Also frequent spinning beachballs on my 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 and it saves documents that don't open in Ethernal when double-clicked in the Finder and don't open when dragged onto Ethernal's icon - I have to go through the Open dialog. That's what I found in about 5 minutes of use. Needless to say, this would seem to need a ton of work.
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