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Randpkt

Random packet generator

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RANDPKT(1)

RANDPKT(1)

NAME
randpkt - Random packet generator

SYNOPSIS
randpkt [ -b <maxbytes> ] [ -c <count> ] [ -t <type> ] <filename>

DESCRIPTION
randpkt is a small utility that creates a pcap trace file full of random
packets.

By creating many randomized packets of a certain type, you can test packet
sniffers to see how well they handle malformed packets. The sniffer can never trust
the data that it sees in the packet
because you can always sniff a very bad packet that conforms to no standard.
randpkt produces very bad packets.

When creating packets of a certain type, randpkt uses a sample packet that
is stored internally to randpkt. It uses this as the starting point for your random
packets, and then adds extra random
bytes to the end of this sample packet.

For example, if you choose to create random ARP packets, randpkt will create
a packet which contains a predetermined Ethernet II header, with the Type field set
to ARP. After the Ethernet II header,
it will put a random number of bytes with random values.

OPTIONS
-b <maxbytes>

Default 5000.

Defines the maximum number of bytes added to the sample packet. If you
choose a maxbytes value that is less than the size of the sample packet, then your
packets would contain only the sample
packet... not much variance there! randpkt exits on that condition.

-c <count>

Default 1000.

Defines the number of packets to generate.

-t <type>

Default Ethernet II frame.

Defines the type of packet to generate:

arp Address Resolution Protocol


bgp Border Gateway Protocol
bvlc BACnet Virtual Link Control
dns Domain Name Service
eth Ethernet
fddi Fiber Distributed Data Interface
giop General Inter-ORB Protocol
icmp Internet Control Message Protocol
ip Internet Protocol
ipv6 Internet Protocol Version 6
llc Logical Link Control
m2m WiMAX M2M Encapsulation Protocol
megaco MEGACO
nbns NetBIOS-over-TCP Name Service
ncp2222 NetWare Core Protocol
sctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol
syslog Syslog message
tds TDS NetLib
tcp Transmission Control Protocol
tr Token-Ring
udp User Datagram Protocol
usb Universal Serial Bus
usb-linux Universal Serial Bus with Linux specific header

DIAGNOSTIC OPTIONS
--log-level <level>
Set the active log level. Supported levels in lowest to highest order
are "noisy", "debug", "info", "message", "warning", "critical", and "error".
Messages at each level and higher will be
printed, for example "warning" prints "warning", "critical", and "error"
messages and "noisy" prints all messages. Levels are case insensitive.

--log-fatal <level>
Abort the program if any messages are logged at the specified level or
higher. For example, "warning" aborts on any "warning", "critical", or "error"
messages.

--log-domains <list>
Only print messages for the specified log domains, e.g.
"GUI,Epan,sshdump". List of domains must be comma-separated.

--log-debug <list>
Force the specified domains to log at the "debug" level. List of domains
must be comma-separated.

--log-noisy <list>
Force the specified domains to log at the "noisy" level. List of domains
must be comma-separated.

--log-file <path>
Write log messages and stderr output to the specified file.

EXAMPLES
To see a description of the randpkt options use:

randpkt

To generate a capture file with 1000 DNS packets use:

randpkt -b 500 -t dns rand_dns.pcap

To generate a small capture file with just a single LLC frame use:

randpkt -b 100 -c 1 -t llc single_llc.pcap

SEE ALSO
pcap(3), editcap(1)
2023-11-17
RANDPKT(1)

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