"framegen" construct packets based on the arguments passed at the command line. It can also replay packets present in a pcap file and can also save packets received at the listening port into a pcap file. Requires: PCAP library.

Features

  • Takes in a variety of parameters from user including L2 (ethernet header) options, L3 options, rate (bps or pps), time to send, etc. and generates packets and sends on a given interface
  • Can replay packets from a pcap file
  • Modular code so that other features can be easily implemented, like full support for a variety of IP protocols, etc. for constructing packets
  • Threading is used to listen to packets on a listen interface and (can be same as send interface) and gather statistics and additionally save the packets in a pcap file

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Categories

Networking

License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux, BSD

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, System Administrators

User Interface

Console/Terminal, Command-line

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C Networking Software

Registered

2010-09-05