hping2 readme
antirez@invece.org

DESCRIPTION

	hping2 is a network tool able to send custom ICMP/UDP/TCP
	packets and to display target replies like ping do with
	ICMP replies. hping2 handle fragmentation, arbitrary packet
	body and size and can be used in order to transfer files
	under supported protocols. Using hping2 you are able at
	least to perform the following jobs:

	- Test firewall rules
	- [spoofed] port scanning
	- Test net performance using differents protocols,
	  packet size, TOS (type of service) and fragmentation.
	- Path MTU discovery
	- Files trasfering even between really fascist firewall rules.
	- Traceroute like under different protocols.
	- Firewalk like usage.
	- Remote OS fingerprint.
	- TCP/IP stack auditing.
	- A lot of others.

	It's also really a good didactic tool to learn TCP/IP.

	hping2 is developed and manteined by antirez@invece.org
	and comes under GPL version 2 of license. Developing is
	open so you can send me patches/suggestions/affronts without
	inhibitions.

	Thanks to the following peoples for them suggestions/tests/tools:

	Valeriano Bedeschi	<vale@seclab.com>
	Lorenzo Cavallaro	<sullivan@seclab.com>
	awgn roofing		<root@roof.penguinpowered.com>
	Darren Reed		<avalon@COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU>
	Alfonso De Gregorio	<dira@speedcom.it>
	Mika			<mika@qualys.com>
	Yann Berthier		<Yann.Berthier@hsc.fr>
	Lance Spitzner		<lance@spitzner.net>
	Stephane Aubert		<Stephane.Aubert@hsc.fr>

	Also vim developers, ee.lbl.gov for tcpdump and GNU in general.

DOWNLOAD

	The hping2 primary download site is the following:

		http://www.kyuzz.org/antirez/hping2.html

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	see MIRRORS file for a list of available mirrors.
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	I want thank kyuzz@kyuzz.org for web space/band usage.
	However since beta46 hping2 comes with libpcap-4.0 src
	I'll appreciate if someone can offer a mirror in US
	(current tarball size is ~ 170k bytes so maybe not italian people
	will experience some problem to download hping2 from Italy.)


REQUIREMENTS

	A supported unix-like OS, gcc, root access.

	see PORTINGS file for supported systems list.

USAGE

	See the man page and HPING2-HOWTO.

INSTALLATION

	see INSTALL file.

have fun,
antirez
