Ethereal Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Ethereal for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Ethereal and four of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ethereal are tcpdump, netcat and Ettercap.

Ethereal alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers but may also be Network Monitors or HTTP(S) Debuggers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Ethereal.

Ethereal

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Network Analyzer

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Wireshark
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Snapcraft
Flathub
Homebrew
Chocolatey
52 Wireshark alternatives
Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.
- - Wireshark is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ethereal.
- - Wireshark is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ethereal.
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Wireshark Features
Detailed packet analysis
Network Usage History
Support for Android Things
Work Item Tracking
tcpdump
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
22 tcpdump alternatives
tcpdump is a common packet analyzer that runs under the command line. It allows the user to intercept and display TCP/IP and other packets being transmitted or received over a network to which the computer is attached.
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tcpdump Features
Bib Tex Sniffer
netcat
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Mac
Windows
Linux
20 netcat alternatives
Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts.
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netcat Features
Connect
Tunnel
Peer-To-Peer
Network Tools
Discontinued
The last version (0.7.1) was released in January 2004.
Ettercap
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 Ettercap alternatives
Ettercap is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks.
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Ettercap Features
Network Tools
Based on Ubuntu

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Ethereal Alternatives for Linux

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