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Berkeley Packet Monitor

Home Page License:
Shareware; $6

Current Version: 1.5 (July 31, 2007)

Berkeley Packet Monitor is a Mac OS X network traffic monitoring and diagnostic utility. It uses the Berkeley Packet Filter devices built into the Mac OS X operating system to log and re-assemble all packets entering and exiting from a specific network interface. The software can be configured to log ICMP, TCP, and UDP packets and will allow you to view the raw data contained in each packet sent or received. If you like the program or use it frequently you may register your copy for $6 at http://www.kagi.com/.

Version 1.5 - the first release since December 2005 - adds/changes the following:

  • Added a built-in "Help Book" with IP header informational references.
  • Universal binary.

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These are applications that are newer and of potential interest, but which I haven't yet selected for permanent inclusion. Have a look, and let me know if you think they deserve to be part of the permanent collection!