packETH - ethernet packet generator

packETH is a Linux GUI packet generator tool for ethernet. It allows you to create and send any possible packet or sequence of packets on the ethernet.

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Features:

• you can create and send any ethernet packet. Supported protocols:
• ethernet II, ethernet 802.3, 802.1q, QinQ
  
• ARP, IPv4, user defined network layer payload
• UDP, TCP, ICMP, IGMP, user defined transport layer payload
• RTP (payload with options to send sin wave of any frequency for G.711)
• sending sequence of packets
• delay between packets, number of packets to send
• sending with max speed, approaching the teoretical boundary
• change parameters while sending (change IP & mac address, UDP payload, 2 user defined bytes, etc.)
• saving configuration to a file and load from it - pcap format supported

News:

• 1.6 released - Gen-s page (sending sequences) added back, now with pcap format support. Multiple byte manipulation added.
  

• 1.5 released - PCAP format supported for saving and loading packets, Gen-s page (sending sequences) removed. No one used this? (Let me know, if I'm wrong!)
  

• 1.4 released - support for GTK2 (see project page)
  

• 1.3 released - QinQ support, IGMP protocol, some bugs resolved (see project page)
  

• 1.2 released - Added possibility to save and load the configuration, many old bugs resolved (and new added, sure), some other improvements
  

• 1.1 released - Changed window for sendind packets. Added many options to change parameters while sending

2003/14/08

• 1.0 released - Initial release

Screenshots:

Main window for building packets

Window for sending packet and changing parameters while sending

Dialog for address database

Dialog for creating RTP packet

License:

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

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