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Screencast: How to gather host-level data with Network Miner


Peter Giannoulis, Contributor
12.23.2008
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According to Peter Giannoulis of www.theacademypro.com, one particular open source tool hasn't received the attention that it deserves. Network Miner, a free, Windows-based passive network sniffer, allows users to gather network information that is host-centric rather than packet-centric.

In this short demo, Peter Giannoulis explains how Network Miner can be used to gather information from hosts on your network, including identification of ports, protocols, operating systems and other services.

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    About the author:
    Peter Giannoulis, GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GCFW, GREM, CISSP, is an information security consultant in Toronto, Ontario. He currently maintains www.theacademypro.com, which provides organizations streaming video on how to configure and troubleshoot many of today's top security products. He also serves as a technical director for GIAC.

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