Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] Question on remote snooping.

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From: Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 23:29:59 -0700
Richard Sharpe wrote:

> What does Candela Tech do?

Basically, think a shelf full of linux-pcs-on-a-card, with 5
etherports each.  We'll be running testing software on each
card, controlled by a master...  Check out www.candelatech.com, we should have
more info soon, as the product is closer to being releasable.

> 
> This is an interesting idea ... it could run as a server and allow the GUI
> component to connect to it.  I would see the need for the following:
> 
> 1. Only capture when instructed to do so by the GUI
Definately.

> 2. Authentication would be needed -- ssh like?

This would be nice, but not necessarily vital at first (can always
firewall, and you wouldn't want this running as a general service
anyway I think...)

> 3. Compress captured packets before sending them.

Good idea, but it might cost more CPU than it's worth...probably
be nice to have a -zX command, kinda like cvs, so you can compress
as desired.  This is another thing that could be put off at first,
though...

Ben

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