Bug#332396: RFP: packeth -- ethernet packet generator

["W. Borgert" <debacle@debian.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist


Package name    : packeth
Version         : 1.3
Upstream Author : Miha Jemec <jemcek@users.sourceforge.net>
URL             : http://packeth.sourceforge.net/
License         : GPL
Description     : ethernet packet generator

>From the web page:

"packETH is a Linux GUI packet generator tool for ethernet. It
allows you to create and send any possible packet or sequence of
packets on the ethernet.

Features:

  * you can create and send any ethernet packet. Supported
    protocols:
    o ethernet II, ethernet 802.3, 802.1q, QinQ
    o ARP, IPv4, user defined network layer payload
    o UDP, TCP, ICMP, IGMP, user defined transport layer payload
    o RTP (payload with options to send sin wave of any
      frequency for G.711)
  * sending sequence of packets
    o delay between packets, number of packets to send
    o sending with max speed, approaching the teoretical boundary
    o change parameters while sending (change IP & mac address,
      UDP payload, 2 user defined bytes, etc.)
  * saving configuration to a text file and load from it"

Note to the packager: packETH seems to use GTK 1.2 - it would be
worthwhile to port it to GTK 2, so that Debian can drop GTK 1.2.