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exdump - v0.2 - By PolarRoot [pi9@hotmail.com] [http://exscan.netpedia.net]

Usage:	./exdump <options>

Options:
	-c <proto>   - watch <proto> protocols (see below)
	-d           - do not show data in packet
	-f <file>    - send output to <file> file
	-h or -?     - show on-screen help (this screen)
	-p <port>    - show only packets for <port> port
	-v           - verbose mode (show internals of every packet)

Excepted Values for Protocol:
	c            - watch ICMP packets
	t            - watch TCP packets
	u            - watch UDP packets

Examples:
	./exdump -ctu -f tcpudp.dump -v
	Dumps TCP and UDP packets to file `tcpudp.dump' with verbose mode.

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INTRODUCTION

exdump is a packet watcher, dumper, and logger.  
TCP, UDP, and ICMP packets which pass a computer 
which exdump resides on and runs on are logged.  
exdump allows output to be directed to the 
console or to a user-defined file.

exdump also has an option to only display packets 
which are sent to a specified port.  This way, 
you can watch activity on port 80, 139, or any 
other port of interest to you.

exdump can show only that a packet was received 
(as seen in the OUTPUT file), or exdump can 
actually show you the data which was in the 
packet (through the use of verbose mode).

exdump is still under development.  Current 
features which are being worked on are: allowing 
exdump to run in promiscuous mode (meaning exdump 
will report packets destined for other computers 
as well as the local host).

I hope you find exdump useful.  If you have any 
suggestions please let me know.  I believe that 
the best way for exdump to evolve, is for 
programmers and hackers around the world to use 
it, break it, and improve it.  E-mail me at:
				pi9@hotmail.com

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INSTALLATION

1)  To configure exdump to compile and run 
    on your computer, type:
	./configure
2)  To compile, type:
	make
3)  To install, as root type:
	make install

Not too painful, eh?

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exdump was written by PolarRoot (pi9@hotmail.com)
on a RedHat Linux 5.1 box with the Linux 2.0.36 Kernel.
The exdump homepage can be found at:
	http://exscan.netpedia.net/exdump.html

