Random Packet Generator
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-$Id: randpkt.txt,v 1.2 1999/09/10 15:38:58 gram Exp $
+$Id$
-This small utility creates a libpcap trace file full of random packets.
+randpkt is a small utility creates a libpcap trace file full of random packets.
You can control the number of packets, the maximum size of each packet,
-and the type of each packet.
+and the type of each packet. It is not build by default, but you
+can create it in the top-level Wireshark directory by typing:
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+make randpkt
By creating many randomized packets of a certain type, you can
test packet sniffers to see how well they handle malformed packets.