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Always turn off hyphenation; it makes .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents. .if n .ad l .nh .SH "NAME" randpktdump \- Provide an interface to generate random captures using randpkt .SH "SYNOPSIS" .IX Header "SYNOPSIS" \&\fBrandpktdump\fR [\ \fB\-\-help\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-version\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-extcap\-interfaces\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-extcap\-dlts\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-extcap\-interface\fR=\ ] [\ \fB\-\-extcap\-config\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-capture\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-fifo\fR=\ ] [\ \fB\-\-maxbytes\fR=\ ] [\ \fB\-\-random\-type\fR=\ ] [\ \fB\-\-all\-random\fR=\ ] [\ \fB\-\-type\fR=\ ] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .IX Header "DESCRIPTION" \&\fBrandpktdump\fR is a extcap tool that provides access to the random packet generator (randpkt). It is mainly used for testing and educational purpose. .SH "OPTIONS" .IX Header "OPTIONS" .IP "\-\-help" 4 .IX Item "--help" Print program arguments. .IP "\-\-version" 4 .IX Item "--version" Print program version. .IP "\-\-extcap\-interfaces" 4 .IX Item "--extcap-interfaces" List available interfaces. .IP "\-\-extcap\-interface=" 4 .IX Item "--extcap-interface=" Use specified interfaces. .IP "\-\-extcap\-dlts" 4 .IX Item "--extcap-dlts" List DLTs of specified interface. .IP "\-\-extcap\-config" 4 .IX Item "--extcap-config" List configuration options of specified interface. .IP "\-\-capture" 4 .IX Item "--capture" Start capturing from specified interface save saved it in place specified by \-\-fifo. .IP "\-\-fifo=" 4 .IX Item "--fifo=" Save captured packet to file or send it through pipe. .IP "\-\-maxbytes=" 4 .IX Item "--maxbytes=" Set the max number of bytes per packet. .IP "\-\-random\-type" 4 .IX Item "--random-type" Choose a random packet type for all packets if set to true. .IP "\-\-all\-random" 4 .IX Item "--all-random" Choose a different random packet type for each packet if set to true. .IP "\-\-type=" 4 .IX Item "--type=" Use the selected packet type. To list all the available packet type, run randpktdump \-\-help. .SH "EXAMPLES" .IX Header "EXAMPLES" To see program arguments: .PP .Vb 1 \& randpktdump \-\-help .Ve .PP To see program version: .PP .Vb 1 \& randpktdump \-\-version .Ve .PP To see interfaces: .PP .Vb 1 \& randpktdump \-\-extcap\-interfaces \& \& Example output: \& interface {value=randpkt}{display=Random packet generator} .Ve .PP To see interface DLTs: .PP .Vb 1 \& randpktdump \-\-extcap\-interface=randpkt \-\-extcap\-dlts \& \& Example output: \& dlt {number=1}{name=randpkt}{display=Ethernet} .Ve .PP To see interface configuration options: .PP .Vb 1 \& randpktdump \-\-extcap\-interface=randpkt \-\-extcap\-config \& \& Example output: \& arg {number=0}{call=\-\-maxbytes}{display=Max bytes in a packet}{type=unsigned}{range=1,5000}{default=5000}{tooltip=The max number of bytes in a packet} \& arg {number=1}{call=\-\-count}{display=Number of packets}{type=long}{default=1000}{tooltip=Number of packets to generate (\-1 for infinite)} \& arg {number=2}{call=\-\-random\-type}{display=Random type}{type=boolean}{default=false}{tooltip=The packets type is randomly choosen} \& arg {number=3}{call=\-\-all\-random}{display=All random packets}{type=boolean}{default=false}{tooltip=Packet type for each packet is randomly choosen} \& arg {number=4}{call=\-\-type}{display=Type of packet}{type=selector}{tooltip=Type of packet to generate} \& value {arg=4}{value=arp}{display=Address Resolution Protocol} \& [...] \& value {arg=4}{value=usb\-linux}{display=Universal Serial Bus with Linux specific header} .Ve .PP To capture: .PP .Vb 1 \& randpktdump \-\-extcap\-interface=randpkt \-\-fifo=/tmp/randpkt.pcapng \-\-capture .Ve .PP \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 To stop capturing CTRL+C/kill/terminate application. .SH "SEE ALSO" .IX Header "SEE ALSO" \&\fBwireshark\fR\|(1), \fBtshark\fR\|(1), \fBdumpcap\fR\|(1), \fBextcap\fR\|(4), \fBrandpkt\fR\|(1) .SH "NOTES" .IX Header "NOTES" \&\fBrandpktdump\fR is part of the \fBWireshark\fR distribution. The latest version of \fBWireshark\fR can be found at . .PP \&\s-1HTML\s0 versions of the Wireshark project man pages are available at: . .SH "AUTHORS" .IX Header "AUTHORS" .Vb 3 \& Original Author \& \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \& Dario Lombardo .Ve