Network Port Analyzer

[inkspell4]

What is a good program to tell which ports are being used in network communications with the robot?

Other than wireshark which i have been advised is not a good idea for use on a school computer 😉.

[Jcbconway]

Wireshark, Airodump, ettercap .. I am not sure of any good way yo do this that would be complient with school computer use policies. I am not sure if it would be a good idea to do this at all in competition (If this is what i am understanding). could be a major issue for you, your team, and the school.

[inkspell4]

Ok got it I'm just trying to find a way to make sure that the ports being used in communications correspond to the ones allowed by the fms while testing in out shop.

[Jcbconway]

Oh I see. Then any of those tools would be excelent for your needs. I am not sure how you would get around any school issues though.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by inkspell4

Ok got it I'm just trying to find a way to make sure that the ports being used in communications correspond to the ones allowed by the fms while testing in out shop.

You shouldn't need an external program, just read your code.

[DominickC]

As said before, you shouldn't need any external programs.

Should you for some reason require such a program, Nmap is fairly user friendly.

[inkspell4]

Im wondering what the function of network tables is (we have not attempted to figure it out yet) and if it is for this purpose?

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by inkspell4

Im wondering what the function of network tables is (we have not attempted to figure it out yet) and if it is for this purpose?

NetworkTables is meant for transferring data between the cRIO and the driver station. I use it to display test values from the cRIO and send a calculated distance to the cRIO from vision processing using RoboRealm on a laptop.