Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
netsniff-ng
- 1Runs onLinux
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Live captureYes
- 4Capture file formatstcpdump-capable pcap; tcpdump-capable pcap with nanosecond resolution; Alexey Kuznetzov's pcap; netsniff-ng pcap
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: netsniff-ng.org
Overview
netsniff-ng is ranked #25 of 33 in network packet analyzer software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux.
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- Free plan
- Yesnetsniff-ng.org
- Live capture
- Yesnetsniff-ng.org
- Capture file formats
- tcpdump-capable pcap; tcpdump-capable pcap with nanosecond resolution; Alexey Kuznetzov's pcap; netsniff-ng pcapnetsniff-ng.org
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