Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic • Hacker News Board

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by chaxor » Fri, May 19, 2023, 6:06 AM UTC

nabakin wrote: post #3

juunpp wrote: post #2

Pretty cool UI, I'm jelly. Has anyone used this 'iced' GUI library; is it anywhere near mature? I like my libraries older than my wine.

It's new. All the Rust GUI libraries are new and the community is still experimenting with different ideas to find the best architecture.

How could be anything other than new... It's Rust. It's not going to be from 1975 because it can't be.

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by chaxor » Fri, May 19, 2023, 6:07 AM UTC

I see a few OSes on here, but does it work with BSD? I would imagine FreeBSD support would be desired for routers and such.

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by nikau » Fri, May 19, 2023, 6:17 AM UTC

apienx wrote: post #6

catlifeonmars wrote: post #5

This is probably really obtuse of me, but how is this different than tcpdump?

From the description: "Application to comfortably monitor your network traffic". I think the keyword here is "comfortably".

You can pump tcpdump into wireshark for a pleasant remote experience

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by dspillett » Fri, May 19, 2023, 6:44 AM UTC

chaxor wrote: post #11

nabakin wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's new. All the Rust GUI libraries are new and the community is still experimenting with different ideas to find the best architecture.

How could be anything other than new... It's Rust. It's not going to be from 1975 because it can't be.

> How could be anything other than new [for a young language]?

It could be, or could have started out as, a reimplementation of an existing library that has been around in one or more forms for some time.

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by 2b » Fri, May 19, 2023, 7:06 AM UTC

Wow, there is no mentioning in title it's written in Rust. How refreshing!

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by silviot » Fri, May 19, 2023, 7:37 AM UTC

2b wrote: post #15

Wow, there is no mentioning in title it's written in Rust. How refreshing!

I was disappointed too! But then I found out it's mentioned in the top comment. I'm relieved. /s

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by hunta2097 » Fri, May 19, 2023, 7:56 AM UTC

Looks like a more lightweight version of ntop. Very nice.

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by geraldhh » Fri, May 19, 2023, 8:03 AM UTC

catlifeonmars wrote: post #5

This is probably really obtuse of me, but how is this different than tcpdump?

i think it's more aimed at the average prosumer to get a verification that almost all of their traffic goes to some big-corp via https

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by Alifatisk » Fri, May 19, 2023, 8:03 AM UTC

2b wrote: post #15

Wow, there is no mentioning in title it's written in Rust. How refreshing!

I can’t believe my eyes

Re: Sniffnet: Open-source, cross platform application to monitor network traffic

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Post by hddhrh » Fri, May 19, 2023, 9:02 AM UTC

umen wrote: post #10

catlifeonmars wrote: post #5

This is probably really obtuse of me, but how is this different than tcpdump?

GUI

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