babyshark

Primary goal is to monitor specific packet "streams" (same source, destination MAC, IP, and UDP port, VLAN, and PCP value on embedded platforms without a GUI. It also monitors ARP requests and responses and can be used as a packet generator. It uses ncurses colorization.

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Features

sniffer
packet generator
wireshark
network
arp
igmp
layer 2
layer 3
streams
ptp

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License

MIT License

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

Developers, Engineering, Testers

User Interface

Curses/Ncurses

Programming Language

C++

Related Categories

C++ Packet Sniffers

Registered

2023-12-10

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