[NTLUG:Discuss] Traffic sniffers

[chris.gamble@CPBINC.com]

I was recently intersted in knowing what was going on in my local network. I
have discovered a few products that have good ability to detail that
information (ie ethereal, ntop and to a degree etherape), and a few tools
used it seems primarily for hacking, but what I am really looking for is
tools that do a very good job of detailing my network traffic etc. The best
example I have found of this was ksnuffle, but I am unable to get that
package installed or built from source. 

My question, is any one familiar with these packages (perhaps enough to work
through a ksnuffle install with me), or suggest another package that is
powerful and detailed in reporting. 

Thoguhts?