Talk:Protocol analyzer

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Guy Harris (talk | contribs) at 03:26, 1 May 2009 (That stuff is mostly packet analyzer stuff, and belongs in the packet analyzer page.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Latest comment: 16 years ago by Guy Harris in topic original proposal for article

original proposal for article

I suggest the following sections:

  Definition
  Actual products e.g. Ethereal: http://www.ethereal.com/
  Functions in a protocol analyzer: Capturing packets
     splitting them into envelopes
     following an exchange on a certain "envelope level"
     find inconsistencies
  Related instruments (oscilloscope, fibre analyzers, cable sonar)
  "Sniffing"
  Security issues
I suggest you figure out how much of that stuff belongs in the packet analyzer page, and put it there, instead. Guy Harris (talk) 03:26, 1 May 2009 (UTC)Reply