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authorGilbert Ramirez <gram@alumni.rice.edu>1999-09-17 04:38:23 +0000
committerGilbert Ramirez <gram@alumni.rice.edu>1999-09-17 04:38:23 +0000
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Fixed randpkt so it isn't linked to X11 libs. Removed randpkt from default
target list, so a 'make randpkt' is required if you want to build it. svn path=/trunk/; revision=684
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Random Packet Generator
-----------------------
-$Id: randpkt.txt,v 1.2 1999/09/10 15:38:58 gram Exp $
+$Id: randpkt.txt,v 1.3 1999/09/17 04:38:23 gram Exp $
-This small utility creates a libpcap trace file full of random packets.
+randpkt is a small utility creates a libpcap trace file full of random packets.
You can control the number of packets, the maximum size of each packet,
-and the type of each packet.
+and the type of each packet. It is not build by default, but you
+can create it in the top-level Ethereal directory by typing:
+
+make randpkt
By creating many randomized packets of a certain type, you can
test packet sniffers to see how well they handle malformed packets.