packet capturing
WireShark 1.1.3 / 1.0.8
A cross-platform network protocol analyzer more>> A cross-platform network protocol analyzer
Wireshark is one of the worlds foremost network protocol analyzers, and is the standard in many parts of the industry.
WireShark is a project developed on the base of the one that started in 1998. Hundreds of developers around the world have contributed to it, and it it still under active development.
Main features:
- Standard three-pane packet browser
- Multi-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and many others
- Multi-interface: Along with a standard GUI, Wireshark includes TShark, a text-mode analyzer which is useful for remote capture, analysis, and scripting
- The most powerful display filters in the industry
- VoIP analysis
- Live capture and offline analysis are supported
- Read/write many different capture file formats: tcpdump (libpcap), NAIs Sniffer(compressed and uncompressed), Sniffer Pro, NetXray, Sun snoop and atmsnoop, Shomiti/Finisar Surveyor, AIXs iptrace, Microsofts Network Monitor, Novells LANalyzer, RADCOMs WAN/LAN Analyzer, HP-UX nettl, i4btrace from the ISDN4BSD project, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, the pppd log (pppdump-format), the AG Groups/WildPackets EtherPeek/TokenPeek/AiroPeek, Visual Networks Visual UpTime and many others
- Capture files compressed with gzip can be decompressed on the fly
- Hundreds of protocols are supported, with more being added all the time
- Coloring rules can be applied to the packet list, which eases analysis
- Output can be exported to XML, PostScript, CSV, or plain text
System requirements:
- Apples X11
Enhancements
Bug Fixes:
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
- The PCNFSD dissector could crash. Versions affected: 0.8.20 to 1.0.7
The following bugs have been fixed:
- Lua integration could crash. (Bug 2453)
- The SCCP dissector could crash when loading more than one file in a single session. (Bug 3409)
- The NDMP dissector could crash if reassembly was enabled. (Bug 3470)
New and Updated Features:
- There are no new or updated features in this release.
New Protocol Support:
- There are no new protocols in this release.
Updated Protocol Support:
- All ASN.1 protocols, DICOM, NDMP, PCNFSD, RTCP, SCCP, SSL, STANAG 5066
New and Updated Capture File Support:
- There are no new or updated capture file formats in this release.
BZFlag 2.0.8
BZFlag - Multiplayer, networked tank-shooting game more>>
Meanwhile, you capture flags that give you special powers (including: invisibility, super-powerful lasers, and the ability to drive through walls).
Players drive around an arena and blast other enemy tanks. The 3D is much enhanced from BattleZone in terms of looks and gamplay (features a multi-tiered battle arena).
Here the tanks can jump. Tanks can enhance armaments or gain new fighting abilities by capturing power-up flags littered around the playing field. Simple premise that rapidly becomes addicitive. Good fun.
Enhancements:
- Add a plugin to record matches - Jeff Myers.
- Add an option to send out a UDP heartbeat message for observers behind flakey routers - Jeff Myers
- Replaced admin message sound - Sean Morrison
- Client and server now close http connections correctly - Daniel Remenak
- Fixed crash when rogue autopilot picks up a team flag - Daniel Remenak
- Fixed spawnpoint selection regression - Sean Morrison.
A52Codec 1.7.6
A52Codec - Playback A52 and AC-3 files in Core Audio apps. more>>
Installing this component is rather simple. If you wish to to be available to all users on the system, simply copy A52Codec.component to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components. To install it for a single user, place it within Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components inside the users home directory. Quit any open Quicktime applications, (including FrontRow) you wish to use this component and relaunch them.
Enhancements:
- Increased audio buffer size to play files with large packet sizes.
FFT for OSX 1.9.9b6
Alternative traceroute program. more>>
As a result, FFT often executes much faster and sees behind some configurations of packet- filter based firewalls. FFT has been around since 1998, but this is its first release on Darwin/MacOSX.
Layer Four Trace 2.0
Alternative traceroute tool. more>>
More importantly, LFT implements numerous other features including AS number lookups, loose source routing, netblock name lookups, et al. Though LFT has been around since 1998, its development effort has just recently resumed.
Skwonk! 1.2
Unique network monitor makes funky sounds. more>>
Like a traffic monitor. Difference is, Skwonk! plays specific sounds for the type of packets that go flying by.
For example, if a TCP packet for port 80 goes flying by the network to another Mac, Skwonk! can blurt out a belch, or hoot like an owl, etc.
NoTTL 1.0
NoTTL is a haxie to intercept and prevent an applications attempt to adjust packets Time To Live value. more>>
The default TTL for packets on most operating systems is 60 (I think) and each time a packet passes though a router on the internet the TTL is subtracted by 1. Once a TTL reaches zero the packet is discarded. This is so that the internet doesnt get filled with lost packets that never get anywhere.
RUMpacket 1.3.2
RUMpacket is a simple program for Packet Radio for European TNCs more>>
t works with TNCs with "The Firmware" (TF) installed, using the Host Mode.
An autorouter is integrated, but there is no support for read or write files yet.
Enhancements:
- An other Bug fixed (Program did not response anymore)
- To do: Spy function works not satisfied.
EyeTV plugin SDK 1.0
EyeTV plugin SDK - Receives plugged and unplugged notifications more>>
- EyeTV 200 (analog)
- EyeTV 300/310 (DVB-S)
- EyeTV 400/410 (DVB-T)
- EyeTV 500 (ATSC)
The plug-in receives plugged and unplugged notifications. It can request or release individual PIDs within the MPEG-2 transport stream, and most importantly, it has access to transport stream packets in real time, as they arrive from the device.
EyeTV plugin SDK is called before EyeTV looks at the packets, so it is even possible to modify the data.
The SDK includes a plug-in sample Xcode project as an easy way to demonstrate EyeTV plug-in functionality. This plug-in displays information about the captured MPEG-2 transport stream.
ScribbleScreen 1.4.1
ScribbleScreen - presentation tool that allows you to write directly onto the screen more>>
ScribbleScreen is a presentation tool allowing you to write directly onto the screen, drawing the attention of the audience.
Enhancements:
- A pop-up contextual menu has been added (Control-click or right-click) including most of the Settings and Mode menu items, for use in full screen mode when the top menu bar is not available.
MacSniffer 1.0b1
MacSniffer allows you to view all of the traffic on a network connection more>>
MacSniffer includes a filter editing interface and a filter library to easily construct and reuse packet filters to view a subset of all the traffic on the connection, such as just that destined for a specific host or port.
You can choose the level of detail you want captured, from just the minimal packet headers (showing source and destination hosts and ports) up to a full hex and ASCII dump of the packet contents.
MacSniffer can be useful for diagnosing many network problems, debugging client/server programs, and scanning for particular network exploits in real time.
SnagWindow 1.0.1
SnagWindow - Automate the Screen Capture command more>>
The user can select how many window captures to make, and at what intervals.
Some recommended usage: Capturing any window that updates frequently. Streaming Video! WebCams! Works with any Browser or Java Window. Also works great with Apples Applet Runner.
Enhancements:
- fixed a bug that would cause the application to quit if the return or enter keys were pressed when acknowledging a dialog box.
SetFile 2.1
SetFile - Capture and save Macintosh creator and type information more>>
Drag a file to the icon. SetFile will display the creator and type for the file. If you would like to apply this creator and type to other files, select "Save". If you would like to apply the saved creator and type to this file, select "Overwrite". If neither of these choices is appropriate, select "Skip".
SetFile works on individual files, on selections of files, on folders full of files, and on sub-folders.
If used on collections of files, it will offer the choice of applying the saved creator/type to ALL files within the collection, or of stepping through the collection and Asking what to do for each file.
Screen Shot Folder Action 1.0
Screen Shot Folder Action - Automatically process a screen shot more>>
Screen Shots is very useful to track a project, settings, and the steps to a process by capturing images and explanations, and constructing a web site around them.
DisplayKit 1.0.1
DisplayKit - Project Builder framework enhancer more>>
DisplayKit may also be used to retrieve a list of all connected displays and get the individual attributes of each, such as color depth, screen width and height, and the corresponding CoreGraphics display ID, among others.
Enhancements:
- The latest release fixes a bug in the example app and incorporates new shell script build phases to streamline building and usage of the framework.
- I have also updated my contact information to reflect my new e-mail and web site addresses.