Capturing network traffic while the application is running on iPhone and connected to xcode

Question

Hi,

Is there any way I can capture network traffic (using application like Ethereal, on Mac ) while the application is running on iPhone and connected to xcode

Thanks

Answer 1

On your computer, run an HTTP debugging proxy like Charles (Mac) or Fiddler2 (Windows). In the phone's wi-fi settings, turn on the HTTP proxy, entering your computer's IP address and the port number of the proxy. Make the sure the proxy is configured to allow connections from your phone. (It may allow localhost-only by default.)

Answer 2

Connect you mac using an ethernet cable. Share your network connection on the mac over your AirPort. Attach the iPhone to your Mac's ad-hoc network.

Run Wireshark or HTTPScoop on your mac and you will be able to see all traffic from the iPhone.

I'm no aware of any way to do this for the WAN connection though. I'd be surprised if it is possible.