Hello Steven,

SA> After compiling and running simple packet capture
SA> programs listed in the tutorials, I was wondering how
SA> I decode the packets into "english" and not the hex
SA> format.  for example, if i am running a point to point
SA> chat program I want to decode the packets to read the
SA> text that was sent between the 2 programs, or

Chat programs crypts text usually. So you have to uncrypt messages.
If you are crypt and network specialist - you maybe could read these
messages.

SA> interpret arp requests or icmp messages.

RTFM http://www.ietf.org/rfc/

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i!



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