Bug#958440: ITP: packetsender -- Network utility for sending and receiving TCP, UDP, SSL packets
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho <eriberto@debian.org>
* Package name : packetsender
Version : 6.2.6~pre
Upstream Author : Dan Nagle <dan@dannagle.com>
* URL : https://packetsender.com/
* License : GPL-2+
Programming Lang: C++
Description : Network utility for sending and receiving TCP, UDP, SSL packets
Packet Sender is a utility to allow sending and receiving TCP, UDP, and SSL
(encrypted TCP) packets. It supports IPv4 and IPv6 and provides a GUI for
final users.
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Some features:
* Can act as client/server to send and receive.
* The payload can be ASCII or hex.
* Command line for automation and scripting.
* Packet sender cloud.
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Some uses:
* Controlling network-based devices in ways beyond their original apps.
* Test automation (using its command line tool and/or hotkeys).
* Testing network APIs (using the built-in TCP, UDP, SSL clients).
* Malware analysis (using the built-in UDP, TCP, SSL servers).
* Troubleshooting secure connections (using SSL ).
* Testing network connectivity/firewalls (by having 2 Packet Senders talk
to each other).
* Stress-testing a device (using intense network generator tool).
* Tech support (by sending customers a portable Packet Sender with
pre-defined settings and packets).
* Sharing/Saving/Collaboration using the Packet Sender Cloud service.
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Packet Sender is useful for network security, network teaching, pentesters
and testing firewall systems.
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