Tcpdump
tcpdump
http://www.tcpdump.org/
Tool for network monitoring and data acquisition
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.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| See the CREDITS file in the distribution for a complete list | Contributor |
| The Tcpdump Group | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues | |
| Developer,Support | mailto:tcpdump-workers@tcpdump.org | |
| Changelog | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/master/CHANGES | |
| Ruby (Ref) | https://rubygems.org/gems/tcpdump | |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/tcpdump |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | libpcap |
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