#Xming for mac for mac os x

On Linux and Mac OS X it is part of the base system installtion.Install an SSH client on your workstation.for windows you need to donlaod the public release of Xming:.On Mac OS X you install the package that you find in the installation disc.On Linux most probably you have installed x.org package.on a GNU/Debian server: # apt-get install etherape Install EtherApe on your GNU/Linux server:.The steps to visualize EtherApe on your workstation are: If run Mac OS X then we ned to installe AppleвЂ™s X11, and you can find the installer inside the Installation disc.ДЇor Windows the game is more tough because itвЂ™s not a Unix based system and a X11 server implementation is not part of the standard applications offered as part of the installation options.ДЇortunately come in hand the project Xming a free implementation of X Server for Windows: If we are working on a Linux machine it canвЂ™t be more easy as we mostprobably are working on a X11 implementation. This solution implies that we have and X11 service running on our workstation. Because EtherApe would be installed on one of our servers to visualize its output on our screen avoiding the user of screen remotization like VNC, TeamViewer or LogMeIn we need to use X11 protocol forwarding via SSH. Normally we monitor and manage our network from our workstation trying to access as less as possible the screen of our servers. I suggest to put it on the switch or hub that connects your network to the router. The best use of EtherApe is when itвЂ™s installed on a server (or any GNU/Linux machine) connected to the last-hop of your network to allow it to вЂsniffвЂ™ (analyze) the whole traffic getting in-and-out of your network.

#Xming for mac for mac os x

EtherApe is a graphical network monitor for Unix that come with most of the GNU/Linux distrubution but is not, now is present in MacPorts for Mac OS X and but has no porting for Windows as well.