custom packet maker

Anyone know a good Linux utility to modify packets or generate custom
packets?

Specifically, I want to be able to make a ping packet with a modified
source address.

Thanks.

icywind <icywind@m-net.arbornet.org> wrote:
> Anyone know a good Linux utility to modify packets or generate custom
> packets?
>
> Specifically, I want to be able to make a ping packet with a modified
> source address.

Search for hping.

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In article <2137c869.0309231437.4043d523@posting.google.com >, icywind wrote:
> Anyone know a good Linux utility to modify packets or generate custom
> packets?
>
> Specifically, I want to be able to make a ping packet with a modified
> source address.
>

Check out raw sockets...read info. (type "info", look for libc :) )

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