Monitoring http Port 80 Commands

[IanTurner]

Can anyone recommend a tool for monitoring the traffic on Port 80.

I need to look in detail at the HTTP command and the responses I am getting from the remote webserver.

[bcc1234]

- Use any telnet client and connect to the http server.
- Use tcpdump (it's ported to windows if that's what you are using)
- Use TruSite in a proxy mode and set the ip to 127.0.0.1 for the remote domain in your /etc/hosts or \windows\hosts file

[dingman]

And if you have linux or another 'nix handy, 'ethereal' is an excellent sniffer that provides a nice interface to look at the packets at any of a number of protocol levels.

Before using tcpdump, ethereal, or any other packet sniffer, do make sure that your network admin isn't going to show up at your door with a shotgun. Some people see packet sniffing as having no legitimate use. They are wrong, of course, but that doesn't always save you.

[IanTurner]

Luckily I am my own network admin so can do what I want on this front, though I probably should have said that I am working in an MS environment.