I have heard about WireShark software that what can it do. But it snif only my lan card. What if i wanted to snif the router that what other computers on the network are doing? Is there any way to do that?
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Jump to PostYes, you can plug a hub in between the target computer and the switch port and then plug the computer that has wire shark into that hub. Since a hub will send packets on all of its ports you'll see all traffic and can capture it.
Of course, if you …
Jump to PostIn general, getting all the traffic passing through a router is a difficult task. The only centralized point for collection is the router itself (without injecting multiple additional points into your network as JorgeM suggests).
Several things complicate this: The aggregate capacity of the router is usually much higher than …
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