A packet generator or packet builder is a type of software that generates random packets or allows the user to construct detailed custom packets. Packet generators utilize raw sockets.
This is useful for testing implementations of IP stacks for bugs and security vulnerabilities.
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| Title | Author | OS | Interface | Link | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnetTest | Anton aka kronos256 | Windows, Unix | CLI | AnetTest | GPL |
| Bit-Twist | ayeowch aka det_re | Windows/Linux/BSD | CLI | Bit-Twist | GPLv2 |
| Cat Karat packet builder | Valery Diomin, Yakov Tetruashvili | Windows | GUI | Cat Karat packet builder | Packet Builder License [1] |
| Colasoft Packet Builder | Colasoft | Windows | GUI | Colasoft Packet | Packet Builder License: Freeware[2] |
| Nemesis | Jeff Nathan | Windows, Unix | CLI | Nemesis | BSD |
| Ostinato | pstavirs | Windows/Linux/BSD/MacOSX | GUI | Ostinato | GPLv3 |
| Pktgen | Linux Foundation | Linux | CLI | Pktgen | GPLv2 |
| packETH | Miha Jemec aka jemcek | Linux, Windows | GUI | packETH | GPLv2 |
| pierf | Pieter Blommaert | Windows(Cygwin)/Linux | CLI | pierf | free BSD |
| Scapy | Philippe BIONDI | Linux/Unix/Windows | CLI | Scapy | GPLv2 |
| targa3 | Mixter | Linux, Unix | CLI | targa3 | ? |
| Winsock Packet Editor | ? | Windows | ? | Winsock Packet Editor | ? |
| UMPA | Adriano Monteiro Marques | Cross-platform (Python) | ? | UMPA | GPLv2 |
| trafgen | Daniel Borkmann | Linux | CLI | netsniff-ng | GPLv2 |
| xcap | cxxxap | Windows | GUI | xcap | |
| Title | Author | OS | Interface | Link | License |