I need a way to monitor the internet activity going through my Linksys
router at home for my kids.  My computer is connected directly to the
router through both ethernet and wireless.  I want to be able to
monitor all traffic coming through it, including AIM Instant Messages,
emails, and websites visited.  What software is there available FOR
MAC COMPUTERS to do this?

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 03 Jan 2006 12:58 PST

thebiggestapple...

You don't say what Operating System you have, and there
are different ways to do what you're suggesting. One is
a keystroke logger which will keep a record of all the
activity on your computer, such as 'Spector for Mac 3.00':
http://www.keystrokekeyloggers.com/spector_mac.asp


Another is a network sniffer such as dSniff Control:
 
"dSniff Control is a front end for the open source
 command line utility suite."

From the extensive feature list, it allows you to:

"- Capture e-mail, ftp, telnet and other plain text
   passwords transmitted across many protocols
 - Capture instant messages
 - Capture websites visited by users on your network"

Much more on the page:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28176

dSniff Control is for OSX.

Let me know if this suits your needs, so I can post it
as a formal answer, or please clarify your interests.

sublime1-ga