Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] How to use a "wireshark sniffer PC" to capture ftp flows between 2 terminals l

[Ryan Zuidema <ryan.zuidema@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you're making this more complicated than it has to be. You just 
mirror a port on a switch between the two endpoints. Then the mirror 
port goes to your laptop.

Ryan


On 2/22/2013 6:54 AM, AMEAUME, ALAIN (ALAIN)** CTR ** wrote:
> Hi users,
>
> I'm interesting to know how to insert my PC laptop with wireshark as a" PC sniffer" between 2 terminals to capture ftp flows between them:
>
> terminal "A" in sub-network x.y.A.1
> terminal "B" in sub-network x.y.B.1
> my PC laptop "C" on sub-network x.y.A.2 or x.y.B.2
>
> using this configuration, I do not need to install wireshark on A & B !
>
> I suppose that on "A" terminal I need to create a route from A.1 to B.1 passing thru "C", the same relatively to "B", then I will need also to declare on my laptop "C" a kind of "gateway" function to re-route the ftp flow, after capture, to its original destination
>   Is it what we call the NAT function on "C": and how to do it on the "C" laptop windows xp sp3 ?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Alain
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