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Bug 510482 - net-analyzer/masscan should optionally support pf_ring-kmod
Summary: net-analyzer/masscan should optionally support pf_ring-kmod
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Robin Johnson
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Depends on: 366609
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Reported: 2014-05-16 12:22 UTC by Anton Bolshakov
Modified: 2014-05-16 13:27 UTC (History)
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Description Anton Bolshakov 2014-05-16 12:22:48 UTC 
PF_RING

To get beyond 2 million packets/second, you need an Intel 10-gbps Ethernet adapter and a special driver known as "PF_RING DNA" from http://www.ntop.org/products/pf_ring/. Masscan doesn't need to be rebuilt in order to use PF_RING.
Comment 1 Anton Bolshakov 2014-05-16 12:38:35 UTC 
The updated ebuils is in Pentoo overlay:
https://code.google.com/p/pentoo/source/browse/portage/trunk/net-analyzer/masscan/masscan-1.0.3-r2.ebuild

diff:
+ USE="pf_ring"
+ pf_ring? ( sys-kernel/pf_ring-kmod )"