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Honored ContributorRequire software tool for Ethernet frame analyzer
Hi,
I am current working on Ethernet protocol. Do anyone know any software tool for sending and receiving Ethernet frames? For example: If i send ethernet frame from my custom FPGA Board to my PC, i must be able see the frame contents and similarly create a frame and send it to my custom FPGA Board. This will help debugging my Ethernet design. Thanks, Nandish Jasani3 Replies
Altera_ForumFor monitoring Ethernet frames you can simply use sw tools like Ethereal or Wireshark.
If you also want to build custom ethernet frames I think you need to do some coding; I don't know any ready made tool. Look at www.winpcap.org for a widely used free-source packet management library.- Altera_Forum
Thanks i will try with Wireshark.
Nandish Jasani. - Altera_Forum
What OS are you using? There are some packet generators out there, check out:
packeth http://packeth.sourceforge.net/packeth/home.html Nemesis: http://nemesis.sourceforge.net/ Wireshark is the best (free) tool for analysis.
