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1. Introduction

This is release 0.2 of KSnuffle. KSnuffle is a network traffic monitor for the KDE desktop. This version should be considered to be Alpha code. It basically works; it does not, so far as I know, crash, but:

• Network packet decoding is rather restricted at present. It only really handles TCP/IP and UDP/IP, but even this is not complete and may contain errors. I have used the code in tcpdump as a base, but it is not very clear (at least, to me!). My book on IP protocols may be more forthcoming!
• Currently, the code assumes that all network packets come off an EtherNet. If you attach a monitor to, say, a PPP or an FDDI device, then the results may or (more likely) may not be correct.

1.1 Features

• Basic filtering and packet selection via the GUI
• Advanced filtering and packet selection via filter programs
• Multiple concurrent monitors
• Text and binary logging, plus replay of binary log files
• Textual display of network traffic
• Network load histograms and time-averaged load display
• Parallel display of multiple load histograms
• Start and stop event triggers
• Save and restored filter and packet selection configurations

KSnuffle uses packet filter desciptions exactly as for tcpdump. Please see the manual pages for this utility for further details.

Please see the caveats page.

Mike Richardson

mike@quaking.demon.co.uk

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