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A CLI tool that captures packets and explains them step by step like a debugger for networking.

Project description

Sniff

A CLI tool that captures packets and explains them step by step like a debugger for networking.


Features

  • Can capture TCP packets and output binary data, whilst translating the bytes to ASCII.
  • Can detect TCP handshakes.

Tech Stack

  • Python

📦 Installation & Setup

Maunal Installation

  • Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/ntcofficial/sniff.git
cd sniff
pip install -e .

Usage

sudo python -m ntc_sniff.main [-h] --iface IFACE [--count COUNT] [--explain]

ntc-sniff: packet analyzer CLI

options: -h, --help show this help message and exit --iface IFACE Network Interface --count COUNT Number of packets --explain Explain packet bytes


📝 Changelog

1.0.7.2 >

  • Can capture TCP packets and output binary data, whilst translating the bytes to ASCII.
  • Can detect TCP handshakes.

🤝 Contributing

Currently in early development. Contributions may be opened in the future. Suggestions and feedback are welcome.


Author

Jasper

Founder - Next Tech Creations


License

This is licensed under the MIT License.


📜 License Text

Copyright 2026 Next Tech Creations

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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