local network sniff

i need to sniff local traffic between installed applications

unsuprisngly ethereal only captures traffic from the network card, but i need a sniffer that gets local traffic that doesn't even reach it..


any ideas how?

Don't really get what you're trying to do. Are you trying to sniff out the system messages,com+ objects, kernel flags and .NET remoting that your application uses or you just want to sniff your network packets? If the network you're using is a switched network lol good luck trying to do that without resorting to attacking the switch and making them all reset to hub.
http://www.sans.org/resources/idfaq/switched_network.php

say i'm running a local game server and i'm connecting to it via the same computer

i want to see its traffic

tell the sniffer to sniff the loopback interface or 127.0.0.1 or lo or whatever

>>4
don't forget to install a virii that will delete the hdd on that ip to destroy all proof.

>>5
formatting won't erase your data

>>1
so what im trying to sniff panties

I'm trying to sniff girl stained panties