Packet Sniffing through proxy PC via router

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i have a linksys wireless N router. I want to setup a proxy on my Windows 7 PC along with a packet sniffer, and setup my devices to use the proxy on the Windows 7 PC.

So far, I've tried Squid, but it's too cumbersome and the command line is not my strong suit. I am just looking for info on a quick to set up proxy which can just analyze all outgoing and incoming connections.

I've installed Wireshark but it looks like a mess of options as well.

Are there any two easy to use GUI enabled proxy servers and packet sniffers out there for Windows?

I tried installing Squid on my Mac but it keeps complaining about file permissions even though I already set them to Read & Write.

Thanks!

Best Answer

Squid is only a HTTP proxy. Are you sure you want the traffic to pass through the PC, or do you just want to monitor all traffic on the network? Passing through the PC is a lot harder with only 1 interface card. Unfortunately, a lot of these tools are somewhat complex to use, because, well, it is a complex thing you're trying to do. Wireshark will definitely be able to monitor all traffic on the network. Proxying, unfortunately, for all sorts of traffic (not just HTTP) is a lot harder.

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