Wireshark AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Network Analyzers for Linux

There are many alternatives to Wireshark for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux Network Analyzer alternative is tcpdump, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wireshark and six of them are Network Analyzers available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Network Analyzer alternatives to Wireshark are Intercepter-NG, NetworkMiner, Ettercap and Network Diagnostic Tool.

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  1. tcpdump icon
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    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.

    28 tcpdump alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    It's open source and use CLI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • tcpdump is Free and Open SourceWireshark is also Free and Open Source
  2. NetworkMiner icon
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    NetworkMiner is a Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows. NetworkMiner can extract transmitted files and certificates from PCAP files containing HTTP, FTP, SMB, SMB2, TFTP and several other protocols.

    38 NetworkMiner alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Ettercap icon
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    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.

    20 Ettercap alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. The Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT) is a client/server program that provides network configuration and performance testing to a users desktop or laptop computer. The system is composed of a client program (command line or java applet) and a pair of server programs (a webserver...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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    Driftnet is a program which listens to network traffic and picks out images from TCP streams it observes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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