antirez/hping
hping network tool observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5194
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 784
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1714 stars · 364 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
hping3 is a command-line network tool that sends custom TCP/IP packets and displays target replies, similar to ping but supporting arbitrary protocols, packet sizes, fragmentation, and content. It also offers Tcl/Tk scripting capabilities for advanced packet generation and analysis.
Use cases
- test firewall rules with crafted packets
- perform OS fingerprinting of remote hosts
- scan ports using custom TCP packets
- do traceroute over TCP or UDP instead of ICMP
- audit TCP/IP stacks of network devices
- learn how TCP/IP protocols work hands-on
- send custom-sized fragmented packets to test routers
When to choose
- you need to craft arbitrary TCP/IP packets from the command line
- testing firewalls, routers, or IDS behavior with custom traffic
- you want a scriptable packet generation tool with Tcl scripting
- teaching or learning TCP/IP networking at the packet level
When to avoid
- you need a modern GUI-based packet crafting tool like Wireshark for analysis
- you require regular application-level HTTP testing rather than raw packets
- you need actively developed features or modern platform support
- you cannot run with root privileges or lack libpcap
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
networking security cli networking security penetration-testing bsd cli packet-crafting tcp-ip firewall-testing os-fingerprinting port-scanning traceroute command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/antirez/hping · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6d8a403c0f72
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| antirez/hping | main | 32 |
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