Packet sniffers were originally intended for administrative uses. Network administrators use packet sniffers to monitor corporate networks and perform diagnostic tests or troubleshoot problems.

Although my logic analyzer displayed the wired serial data going to and from transceiver modules and microcontrollers, it did not show the detailed communications that involved several back-and-forth ...

For example, subcommittee IEEE 802.3 covered CSMA/CD networks, IEEE 802.4 covered token bus networks, and IEEE 802.5 covered token ring networks.

A sniffer is a program/device that eavesdrops on network traffic and grabs information traveling over the network. Sniffers are basically data interception programs. They work because the Ethernet was ...

A hardware device or server software that captures packets transmitted in a network for routine inspection and problem detection. Also called a "sniffer," "packet sniffer," "packet analyzer ...

The difference between a packet logger and a packet sniffer is that the logger only records the data, whereas the sniffer interprets it. See network analyzer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

To access the packet sniffer, open up Wireless Diagnostics (hold down the Option key, click the Wi-Fi icon in your menubar, and select "Open Wireless Diagnostics"), then click Window > Packet ...