Chaosreader ver 0.93

From: Brendan Gregg (brendan.gregg_at_tpg.com.au)
Date: 04/04/04

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    G'Day,

    Chaosreader version 0.93 has been released. This is a freeware tool
    that processes application data from network capture files (tcpdump/snoop).

    Chaosreader has many capabilities. The following lists protocol by TCP/IP
    layer, and other features,

       Application: HTTP (JPEG, GIF, ...), X11, VNC, Telnet, FTP, SMTP, ...
       Transport: TCP, UDP
       Internet: IPv4, ICMP, IPv6, ICMPv6
       Network: Ethernet, PPPoE, tun, 802.11b

       Input files: snoop, tcpdump/libpcap.
       OS's: Runs on Solaris, RedHat, Windows (with perl), ...

       Misc features: realtime replays, hex dumps, raw dumps, standalone mode,
                      2-way reports, GET/POST reports, image reports, HTTP logs

       Internals: TCP out of sequence delivery, IP fragmentation

    Chaosreader helps explain the importance of encrypting traffic - even X11.

    Quick Usage:
                    snoop -o /tmp/out1
                    chaosreader /tmp/out1
                    netscape index.html

    Main Website:
            http://www.brendangregg.com/chaosreader.html

    Or just web search for "chaosreader".

    More features (and bug fixes) will be added in future versions.

    Brendan Gregg

    [Sydney, Australia]

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