
A sniffer is a program or a device that eavesdrops on the network. Such type of tools try to capture network packets and tries to display that packet data as detailed as possible 2. Keywords - Wireshark, packet sniffing, network security, HTTP, FTP. SolarWinds Deep Packet Inspection and Analysis tool (FREE TRIAL) SolarWinds is well-known for its state-of-the-art network management tools. # diagnose sniffer packet any "host 10.200.1.10 and host 10.200.2.10" 4įilters=Ģ.429703 port1 in 10.200.1.10 -> 10.200.2.10: icmp: echo request 10.200.2.10: icmp: echo request 10.200.1.10: icmp: echo reply 10.200.1.10: icmp: echo reply <- Port 1 replies back to FortiGate 1. WIRESHARK TOOL FOR PACKET SNIFFING 3.1 Introduction to the Tool Wireshark is a network packet analyzer used to analyses the network Traffic. Network administrators use packet sniffing as a diagnostic tool to perform tests on the network, monitor activity and troubleshoot any network problems. The output of the sniffer command has been taken on FortiGate 2. Since port 1 receives the ICMP echo request, the reply will be sent out via the same port1.

An ICMP reply is received from host 2 which is then forwarded to port 1. The ICMP echo request is received on port1 of FortiGate 2.
