Sniffing

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"Sniffing" is shorthand for "packet sniffing." It refers to the act of eavesdropping on network traffic. Packet sniffing can be very useful in diagnosing problems, especailly those related to firewall rules, and strange network protocols.

See tcpdump and snoop.

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