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| <pkgmetadata> |
| <herd>netmon</herd> |
| <longdescription> |
| Libnet is a high-level API (toolkit) allowing the application |
| programmer to construct and inject network packets. It provides a |
| portable and simplified interface for low-level network packet |
| shaping, handling and injection. Libnet hides much of the tedium |
| of packet creation from the application programmer such as |
| multiplexing, buffer management, arcane packet header |
| information, byte-ordering, OS-dependent issues, and much more. |
| Libnet features portable packet creation interfaces at the IP |
| layer and link layer, as well as a host of supplementary and |
| complementary functionality. Using libnet, quick and simple |
| packet assembly applications can be whipped up with little |
| effort. With a bit more time, more complex programs can be |
| written (Traceroute and ping were easily rewritten using libnet |
| and libpcap). |
| </longdescription> |
| </pkgmetadata> |
