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_uses for working with [[thoughts/Internet|protocols]]_

## packet sniffer

_capture messages being sent by/received from a computer_

> - passive, as it observes mesages being sent and received by applications
> - packets are never <mark>being sent</mark> by the sniffer

![[thoughts/images/packet-sniffer.webp|package sniffer structure]]