Building a Simple Network Packet Sniffer With Python

If you’re interested in understanding how data flows through your network or need a tool for network diagnostics, creating a packet sniffer can be an exciting project. In this post, I’ll guide you through a Python-based packet sniffer that captures, decodes, and analyzes network packets. This project is perfect for anyone wanting to learn more about networking and Python’s ability to interact with low-level protocols. Project Overview The goal of this packet sniffer is to capture and analyze packets at the Ethernet frame level....

September 21, 2024 · 4 min · Kaliban