tcpdump

Tcpdump allows you to dump the traffic on a network. It can be used to print out the headers of packets on a network interface that matches a given expression. You can use this tool to track down network problems, to detect "ping attacks" or to monitor the network activities.

Last updated 1 Jul, 2004


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Leadership
  • The Tcpdump Group - Maintainer
  • See the CREDITS file in the distribution for a complete list - Contributor
Requirements
  • libpcap (Use Requirement)
Related Projects

Etherape, SNORT, Scapy, Tcpreplay, Wireshark, libpcap, ngrep, rate, tcptrack

Versions

3.7.2

3.7.2 stable released 2003-02-27

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