Netsniff-ng
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Description[edit | edit source]
The netsniff-ng toolkit is a collection of networking tools for Linux. It is made of the following programs (taken from the netsniff-ng home page):
- netsniff-ng, a fast zero-copy analyzer, pcap capturing and replaying tool
- trafgen, a multithreaded low-level zero-copy network packet generator
- mausezahn, high-level packet generator for HW/SW appliances with Cisco-CLI*
- bpfc, a Berkeley Packet Filter compiler, Linux BPF JIT disassembler
- ifpps, a top-like kernel networking statistics tool
- flowtop, a top-like netfilter connection tracking tool
- curvetun, a lightweight curve25519-based IP tunnel
- astraceroute, an autonomous system (AS) trace route utility
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More Information[edit | edit source]
- The netsniff-ng(8) man page is available online and includes usage examples
- The Kali website has a complete listing of "-h" help pages for all the toolkit commands
- Some guidance on using netsniff-ng sub-commands effectively
- A short video introduction to the toolkit for new users:
- A PowerPoint-style guide for getting to know netsniff-ng
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