network traffic inspection tool?

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Stephen De Gabrielle · Feb 9, 2018

#HealthShare

Hi,

Does HealthShare include functionality to inspect packets to and from the system?

If not, what tools do you use to do this when debugging interface issues?

A colleague suggested 'Wireshark', but I've not used it.

Kind regards,

Stephen

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Dmitry Maslennikov · Feb 9, 2018

Wireshark is a good tool, but it covers all network. And maybe too much for you. And not so much suitable for HTTP requests inspections. I can suggest you use something like Fiddler. And you should look at this article.

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score 1 · Answer 1 · 2018-02-09T11:51:04-05:00

If you've had any experience with packet monitors you probably should try Wireshark since it's the most widely used. Various plugins, addons are available. I've used to monitor CSP, SOAP, JSON, Ensemble and other transactional comm.

Fiddler is a bit more user friendly but once you're in the packet details you have to spend time deciphering no matter what monitor.

Tom Fitzgibbon | gototomATG...l | 3474648531

score 1 · Answer 2 · 2018-02-09T12:29:59-05:00

Wireshark is a great tool, and it's likely your best option for actually viewing the traces on your system.

However, you would need to use another tool to actually collect the trace if you are not running on Windows. Packet tracers vary by platform, with tcpdump being by far the most common (and easiest to find information about how to use it online), but you may also need to use iptrace or snoop, which are similar, but have their own quirks.