packeth Alternatives

packeth is described as 'Is GUI and CLI packet generator tool for ethernet. Primary it is developed and maintained for Linux, but some ports for Windows and MAC have also be done. It allows you to create and send any possible packet or sequence of packets on the ethernet link' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to packeth for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best packeth alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like packeth are PCAPdroid, babyshark, Edgeshark and Scapy.

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  1. Wireshark icon
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    Wireshark is a premier network protocol analyzer used globally in industries and education, offering multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, powerful display filters, and VoIP analysis. It allows both live capture and offline analysis, supporting various networks and protocols.

    65 Wireshark alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Fedora
    • FreeBSD
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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  2. PCAPdroid icon
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    PCAPdroid is an android app to capture the phone traffic and analyze it remotely (e.g. via Wireshark). The traffic can be easily downloaded from a remote device thanks to the integrated HTTP server, or streamed to a remote UDP receiver.

    45 PCAPdroid alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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    Flows-first PCAP TUI (case files, gorgeous UX). Do do do do.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
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  4. Edgeshark icon
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    Discover and capture container network traffic from your comfy desktop Wireshark, using a containerized service and a Wireshark plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  5.  6 likes

    Scapy is a powerful interactive packet manipulation program. It is able to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them on the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Ostinato icon
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    Ostinato is a network packet and traffic generator and analyzer with a friendly GUI. It aims to be "Wireshark in Reverse" and thus become complementary to Wireshark. It features custom packet crafting with editing of any field for several protocols: Ethernet, 802.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Capsa performs real-time packet capturing, 24/7 network monitoring, protocol analysis, in-depth packet decoding, and automatic expert diagnosis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Appknox icon
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    Appknox is a mobile app security testing solution to detect and fix vulnerabilities in mobile apps using a combination of automated and manual tests.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Packet Editor icon
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    Packet Editor a free packet editing tool to debug winsock based network solutions. Added ability to control which socket the Replay Editor sends on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Nipper - Neat Internet Protocol Packet EditoR - is a graphical packet generation tool. With Nipper the user can easily build different kinds of packets and send them to network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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