Category Archives: Wireshark

GNS3 WorkBench v8.6 is finally out

Posted on 2014/04/07 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

Executive Overview The next version of GNS3 WorkBench is out.  You can download it several forms: An entire Virtual Machine as a single blob (although split into two files 2.5G-3G in size) The same Virtual Machine as individual files (in case … Continue reading →

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Is GNS3 going commercial? Surely Not!

Posted on 2012/11/20 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

I was firstly delighted, then dismayed by an email that appeared in my inbox this morning. It read: Hey GNS3, We are completely rebuilding GNS3 and want your help! In 2013, we are going to be building a brand new … Continue reading →

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Application Gems

Posted on 2012/01/10 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

Everyone has their favourite applications, and every now and then you find a gem that you wonder how you ever lived without. Here are my “gems”, I hope you find some of them as useful as I have. Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac OS X, Macintosh, Microsoft, Microsoft Word, opinion, SSID, VMware, wifi, Wireshark | 18 Comments

Making “monitor session” work on Cisco 3750 switch

Posted on 2010/12/18 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

It may just be the version of IOS my customer is using, but today I came across a bug when trying to capture traffic on a Cisco Catalyst 3750 switch. The most frustrating part is that I’d seen this before, … Continue reading →

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decoding vlan.dat

Posted on 2010/12/06 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

I was trying to find out where vtp transparent switches stored the vtp information that they pass on to other switches (I’m now of the opinion that they don’t – I think they simply read vtp frames, check them for … Continue reading →

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Broadcom NIC won’t capture in promiscuous mode

Posted on 2010/11/15 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

I had a bunch of Windows XP PCs with Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters that refused to capture (in Wireshark) traffic that had been directed to it using a monitor session command (on a Cisco switch). It would see broadcast … Continue reading →

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