i'll keep looking but need some enlightenment. i tried tftpd but that is a little too rudimentary- it does not see the virtual interfaces. i guess another way to solve this problem is to get the traffic to go through the xp instance. I was hoping for the virtual machine to be a 'network tap' but it's having trouble seeing the nics, let alone the traffic that is not even destined for it. Is there a tutorial that clarifies setup for the nics in fusion and the proper ip addresses they should have in windows? Should they be bridged there as well? If i use the same ip as that used on the mac, obviously i get an ip address conflict.

The network adapters are set up in bridged mode on vmware. wireshark is installed on windows.in this configuration, wireshark only sees the airport but not the usb nics. So, vmware fusion is set up on the mac to run an instance of windows xp sp3. A virtual appliance is perceived as safer (even though it may not be, i cannot convince the responsible higher ups) It's a production machine and messing around with the bare metal is discouraged. This can be useful for anyone who needs a comprehensive. Its can be used professionally for analyzing, debugging, maintaining, and monitoring local networks and internet connections. Like Wireshark, SoftPerfect Network Protocol Analyzer is also free for download. I do not want to run wireshark natively on the mac. Its available on the 64-bit editions of Windows 2008, Vista, 7, 8, and 10. Wireshark installed on the mac sees all interfaces and allows monitoring of traffic. This allows each nic to service a whole lan segment.

Internet sharing on the mac results in a dhcp serving addresses in a different class c for each nic-so one nic for example will get 192.168.2.x, the next nic gets 192.168.3.x, etc. internet sharing is used on the mac to distribute internet access and the mac is also a file repository. the usb nics provide connectivity to the local lan. The airport card is for connectivity to the internet. Hoping for the virtual machine to be a 'network tap'.Ĭonfiguration is an intel mac with an airport card and several usb nics.

Wireshark on mac