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Tracing VOIP traffic

November 19, 2008 by marcoscu
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I seem to spend far more time than I would like setting up VOIP devices on the networks I have access to.
A simple and easy to use tool to monitor VOIP traffic through the network would be a boon. Yes, I know it can be done with Wireshark or SIP Workbench. Wireshark although very comprehensive is by no means easy to use and is not designed with VOIP traffic in mind. SIP Workbench is another excellent new application but is not free or even inexpensive to purchase.

I run a support website for users of the Linksys WIP330 wireless IP phone - http://wip330.110mb.com/ - and I am forever attempting to help people get their phones working. Often the problem lies with the SIPserver not responding to Keep Alive packets. A simple way to check on this would be a boon.

Any user friendly application that allows the user to monitor packets to and from a VOIP device from a PC on the LAN would make life easier for me and other VOIP users.


Re: Tracing VOIP traffic

Submitted by Shane on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 5:07pm.
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I never tried to program with packet sniffing.

I would need to hunt down some VB source code examples of packet sniffing in order to really make anything that would be of use.

But maybe packets aren't the way to go. Feel free to contact me through my contact form and maybe we can put our heads together to come up with a program that can get what you want done.

Let me know.
Shane

Thanks Shane, I'll do that

Submitted by marcoscu on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:38am.
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Thanks Shane, I'll do that

http://wip330.110mb.com/