Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] An applications which plots out a packets path

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From: Hansang Bae <hbae@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:03:37 -0500
On 11:05 AM 3/14/2006, Brian Davis wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>I need an application which will take packet information from Ethereal and animate a powerpoint slide or something similar to show customers the path of a packet in a manner easier than reading Ethereal traces.  
>Basically I envision a PP slide with hosts on it, and arrows would light up as Ethereal detects packets between two hosts.
>
>Any idea on how something like this could be done?


Considering the packets per second of today's applications, how could this be done in any meaningful manner?  Ethereal has TCP FLow diagram (though somewhat broken) that shows the typical tcp bounce diagram.  Packetyzer has a better tcp bounce diagram as well.

Most of what you're asking for exists in Opnet's IT-Guru software, but of course, that's extremely pricey.  I don't know if "ns" the open source network simulation software can do what you want.

hsb