# antirez/hping

hping network tool

Repository: https://github.com/antirez/hping
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hping
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-07-10T12:38:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5194, "days_push": 784, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1714, forks 364 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:26.207762+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, security, cli
- domain: networking, security, penetration-testing
- platform: bsd, cli
- tags: packet-crafting, tcp-ip, firewall-testing, os-fingerprinting, port-scanning, traceroute, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- antirez/hping (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.207762+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:34:38.102287+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/antirez/hping (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.207762+00:00, sha 6d8a403c0f72)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.