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The following tables compare general and technical information for several packet sniffer software utilities. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date.
General information
Basic general information about the software—creator/company, license/price, etc.
| Creator | GUI / Console | Cost (USD) | Software license | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kismet | Mike Kershaw (dragorn) | Console | Free | GPL |
| snoop | Sun Microsystems | Console | Free | CDDL |
| tcpdump | The Tcpdump team | Console | Free | BSD license |
| Wireshark | The Wireshark team | Both | Free | GPL |
Operating system support
The utilities can run on these operating systems.
| Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Solaris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kismet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| snoop | Yes | ||||
| tcpdump | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wireshark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
