The K Desktop Environment

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2. How to get started...

This app isn't very complex. So it should be very easy to get up and running very quickly. It is recommended that you run KSniffer as root, so you can put the interface into promiscuous mode. For in depth information see the Features section.

2.1 KSniffer's first invokation....

Invoking ksniffer for the first time it will create a preferences file in your home KDE directory. This is the "~ /.kde/share/config/ksnifferrc" which holds the preferences that live in the options dialog.

Ok,looks good...what now?

The main screen is devided into 3 parts:

1. The Menus

2. The Toolbar

3. The Stats area

The toolbar icons are just shortcuts for the menu items.

Setting up KSniffer

Please select "Options" from the "File" - menu. In this dialog you will have the choice of selecting some display options for statistics and a few other items to meet your needs.

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