Bug 45167

Summary:	tcpping-0.1.ebuild (New Package)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Aaron Lake <alake>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	alake
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
URL:	http://www.kehlet.cx/~kehlet/index.php?offset=3
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	tcpping-0.1.ebuild Added net-libs/libpcap-0.8 to DEPEND

Description Aaron Lake 2004-03-19 14:05:23 UTC

Greetings,

New package requested for submission: tcpping-0.1

A tool I wrote to determine network latency between two points despite ICMP filtering. The idea is pretty much just like normal ping, but instead of using ICMP, it sends TCP SYN packets to the target and times how long it takes to receive the subsequent SYN/ACKs or RSTs.

I have suid bit on here, I've been using this in production at work for a few months, no problems or security concerns

Comment 1 Aaron Lake 2004-03-19 14:05:57 UTC

Created attachment 27653 [details]
tcpping-0.1.ebuild

Comment 2 Aaron Lake 2004-03-19 14:13:54 UTC

One quick update, I don't mean a tool _I_ wrote, that was a bad copy and paste from the site (http://www.kehlet.cx/~kehlet/index.php?offset=3).  Wasn't intentionally trying to steal credit.

Comment 3 Ciaran McCreesh 2004-03-19 15:34:54 UTC

Hrm, any advantage to this over hping?

Comment 4 Aaron Lake 2004-03-19 17:01:29 UTC

Probably not, hping seems pretty good.  Either way, this is a decent package.  Food for thought.

Comment 5 Aaron Lake 2004-03-20 07:57:23 UTC

Created attachment 27693 [details]
Added net-libs/libpcap-0.8 to DEPEND

Comment 6 Ciaran McCreesh 2004-05-01 09:24:28 UTC

I'm gonna close this as WONT, since hping2 is far more flexible, already in portage and maintained upstream. If someone can come up with a convincing argument, please reopen.

Comment 7 Aaron Lake 2004-05-01 10:41:22 UTC

I'm fine with leaving this as closed.  HPing seems much better.  No problems here.