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> > > How can I see what is happening as far as traffic on my unencrypted |
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> > > network? |
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> > tcpdump |
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> ntop is a good network summary program too. Works good if you can run it on |
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> your default gateway machine. tcpdump is pretty cool for sure. |
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The network is just run from a router. No server on which I can run |
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that stuff. Is there anything I can use from my workstation which is |
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connected to the network? |
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> > > How can I keep my own http traffic private? |
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> > Use https instead. IPSec is another option, if supported. Also, |
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> > traffic is normally only passed along the links between you and the |
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> > server, unless there's some hub between you can them. |
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> > You may be able to anonymize normal http by using tor. I think freenet |
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> > also provides some level of anonymity and encryption for http, but I've |
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> > never used it. |
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> You can only use https on servers that support it. The question is too vague |
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> to answer without specifying from who do you want to keep the data private? |
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> Just people on your local network? Your ISP? Your boss? The http servers? |
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I'm only trying to keep the data private from the other people on the |
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local network. |
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- Grant |
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