<br><font size=2><tt>>So maybe MNM does more than volume analysis?</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>MNM is basically a sniffer with a GUI - so you can estimate volumes etc. on screen, from the chart.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>It used to be that it came as standard in a crippled form on servers ( i.e. you could only see traffic to your own machine ) for "diagnostic" purposes.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>The version that came with the resource kit was promiscuous.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>However, these days I think it's become a standard feature.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>But all the options mentioned are just variations on a theme - sniffers.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>For instance, if you run snort without a config. file defined, it just runs as a sniffer.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Tcpdump, ethereal, ettercap, etherape, whatever - it's what you do with the packets that is the distinguishing factor, not capturing them.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>My take is that without understanding what you're seeing, it doesn't matter whether there's a pretty screen or screenloads of hexes.....</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Of course, having snort pre-digest them for you makes life easier - if you trust the guys who write the signatures.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>My $.02</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Regards,</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>tom.</tt></font>
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