Tcpflow Network traffic capture in three simple steps

Three simple steps to capture network traffic capture on your linux box

• On the Debian Box, just install tcpflow using apt-get
• $ifconfig to figure out the network interface (mine was eth0)
• $sudo tcpflow -c -e -i eth0

HTTP Traffic monitor and capture tools

Here is a quick list of tools that can capture and monitor http traffic between your browser and server. yeah, I know wireshark exists. it is just that I still do not know how to use it!

1. tcpflow - works at card level. Much better if you can script things on your own box.
2. Fiddler - Nice tool but Windows only (who is going to download mono to install a http capture tool on linux box?)
3. httpry - Not tried yet, on the list though!
4. TCPCatcher - Would need Java. Downloadable as a stanadlone jar.
5. Charles Proxy - commercial (50$)  but people have lot of praise for the tool.
6. WebScarab - Our security team was using it. Ugly as hell but does the job.