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| author | Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@liwjatan.at> | 2010-05-11 22:54:57 +0200 |
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| committer | David Somero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org> | 2010-05-11 22:54:57 +0200 |
| commit | c2bfcda4247edf3d70065b1fe91077972017b81d (patch) | |
| tree | 0cee4340a5cc93b8cf0ee6dcb76271bb19f7929c /network/mz/README | |
| parent | edc1cb3d4676b663d0029f7cce6a41f89ae8ecd8 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/network/mz/README b/network/mz/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..6d3ba2a34c667 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/mz/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Mausezahn is a **fast traffic generator** written in C which allows you +to send nearly every possible and impossible packet. +Mausezahn can be used for example + + - As traffic generator (e. g. to stress multicast networks) + - For penetration testing of firewalls and IDS + - For DoS attacks on networks (for audit purposes of course) + - To find bugs in network software or appliances + - For reconnaissance attacks using ping sweeps and port scans + - To test network behaviour under strange circumstances (stress test, + malformed packets, ...) + - As didactical tool during lab exercises + +...and more. Mausezahn is basically a versatile packet creation tool on +the command line with a simple syntax and online help. It could also be +used within (bash-) scripts to perform combination of tests. + +Mausezahn requires libnet, which is also available from SlackBuilds.org.
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