.TH etherape 1 "Etherape Manual Page" ""
.SH NAME
etherape \- graphical network traffic browser
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B etherape
[
.B -m
operating mode ] [
.B -i
interface ] [
.B -f
filter ] [
.B -r
inputfile ] [
.B -n
] [
.B -d
] [
.B -F
] [
.B -N
color ] [
.B -L
color ] [
.B -T
color ]
.B -z ]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B etherape
is a network traffic browser. It displays network activity
graphically. It uses GNOME libraries as its user interface, and
libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library.
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
These options can be supplied to the command:
.TP
.BR "-m, --mode " "<ethernet|fddi|ip|tcp>"
set mode of operation (default is lowest level for current device)
.TP
.BR "-i, --interface " "<interface name>"
set interface to listen to
.TP
.BR "-f, --filter " "<capture filter>"
set capture filter
.TP
.BR "-r, --infile " "<file name>"
set input file
.TP
.BR "-n, --numeric"
don't convert addresses to names
.TP
.BR "-d, --diagram-only"
don't display any node text identification
.TP
.BR "-F, --no-fade"
do not fade old links
.TP
.BR "-N, --node-color " "<color>"
set the node color
.TP
.BR "-L, --link-color " "<color>"
set the link color
.TP
.BR "-T, --text-color " "<color>"
set the text color
.TP
.BR "-z, --zero-delay "
ignores timestamps when replaying a capture file.
.TP
.BR "-?, --help"
show a brief help message
.SH FILES
Etherape will use
.I /etc/ethers
if there is one. If not, it will
try to reverse lookup the ip address.

.B IMPORTANT!
It is particularly important when running in ethernet mode
to have the ethernet address of your router in  /etc/ethers.
If not, your router will have as name whatever IP address
it was forwarding traffic from when it was first heard.

.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
The etherape webpage is at http://etherape.sourceforge.net/

.SH AUTHOR

Juan Toledo <toledo@users.sourceforge.net>