karpski(8)

karpski8

A gtk-based sniffer / protocol analyzer

Usage

karpski [device]

Overview

karpski is a Gtk-based sniffer/protocol analyzer. It uses the libpcap library written by Van Jacobson and crew at ftp.ee.lbl.gov. The various protocols are defined in karpski's definition file, protocol_parser.dat. This file is written in my protocol description language which is in a state of flux. Therefore, I will not describe this.

Options

device

Selects the device name (eg: eth0) which will be used to capture packets.

Files

protocol_parser.dat

The protocol definition file.

karpskirc

The Gtk rc file for this app.

capture_filters.dat

The file containing the defined to-disk captures.

smashy.dat

Controls the launch applications.

scanner.au

The scanning sound.

vendor_codes.dat

A recent set of vendor codes for every NIC.

NEWS

A log of the recent changes.

INSTALL

The installation document.

README

Semi-complete documentation.

TODO.TXT

Things I am considering changing / improving.

LICENSE.TXT

The GPL license. READ THIS!

Copying

This is released under the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. Please read the accompanying file, LICENSE.TXT, for a full description.

Standard disclaimer

It was like that BEFORE karpski was installed, honest.

Releases

Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink).

  1. 2.1–4.0

Author

Brian Costello <[email protected]>

The current version is available on the web:

http://mojo.calyx.net/~btx/karpski.tgz

Bugs

Please send bug reports to [email protected].

From karpski 0.101-16 in Debian 4.0 (Etch). Parsed by carta from the page's roff source.