Packet sniffer for Mac OS 9

May 12, 2008 4:35 PM

I'm looking for a network packet sniffer that will run on Mac OS 9. Does such a thing exist? Thanks!
posted by event to computers & internet (6 comments total)

Wireshark, the successor to Ethereal, might fit the bill for you.
posted by paulsc at 5:07 PM on May 12

Whatroute version 1.8.11 runs under MacOS 9 and has a port of the standard tcpdump tool.
posted by quiet at 5:13 PM on May 12

Oops, meant to say, that Etherpeek might work for you. Wireshark will not work on OS 9, sorry.
posted by paulsc at 5:13 PM on May 12

Etherpeek is what my old school mac pals used to use to laugh at reading my email (I didn't know about switched ethernet back then).
posted by mathowie at 5:17 PM on May 12

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm testing Whatroute now. I can't seem to find any of the early versions of the Etherpeek program.
posted by event at 6:28 PM on May 12

I use CarnivorePE for my packet sniffing needs. Not sure if the earlier versions work on OS 9 or not.
posted by theRussian at 7:06 PM on May 12