Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] (no subject)

From: Stephen Fisher <stephentfisher@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:36:22 -0700

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 09:44:11AM -0400, bubba dudley wrote:

> Hi, I noticed how one of my friends has been spying on me & tracking 
> what I am doing on the net. I know he is using a packet sniffer. So I 
> was wondering if this software can do that and or can protect me from 
> being watched.
>
> We are not on the same network, I believe he bought one because 
> usually the trial versions of sniffers only allows you to moniter your 
> own network.

Wireshark is free software that allows a person to monitor traffic going 
a network they have physical access to.  With few exceptions, no packet 
sniffer can monitor a remote network.


Steve