Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] HTTP capture question

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From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:15:50 +0100 (CET)
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Flatoff Allan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am new to Ethereal.  I'm trying to get it set up to do the following
> but haven't had luck.
>
> I have a web server running locally on my machine.  I want to be able to
> capture all HTTP requests and responses
> That it receives/generates.
>
> Is Ethereal the right tool for the job?  If so what do I have to do to
> get it working like this?
>
> Thanks
> Allan

Open Ethereal
Select the menu Capture|Options
In the dialog select the interface which carries your traffic
In the Capture filter textbox enter: tcp port http
(optional) In the dialog tick all the display options
Click start and watch the traffic flow by

Good luck,
Jaap