NETMATE(1)

📦 version 0.2.0, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NETMATE 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the NETMATE(1) page — that's the General Commands Manual section 1, for my girlies who read docs for fun (which is all of us, obviously). sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

netmate — the icon that shows network protocol headers in a uniform, RFC-like format. she's giving textbook but make it GUI 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

netmate filename

that's it. one file. one girl. no cap.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so. Netmate is a GTK+ program that shows network protocol headers in 32-bit aligned fields, identical as they are represented in Request for Comments (RFCs). literally the same layout, just rendered for your eyeballs ✨

it can be used to learn and teach about network protocols and to understand their functionality and collaboration. professor energy but cute 👑

this tool supports input files in pcap(ng) format as they are created by tcpdump, wireshark or other code based on libpcap. yes bestie, your capture files just work 🫶

Netmate is written in C and released under the GNU General Public License. it was inspired by netdude, that is not further developed any more. rip to a real one 😭 but we carry the legacy.

currently the following network protocols are supported:

  • Layer 2: Ethernet, SLL (Linux Cooked)
  • Layer 3: ARP, ICMP, ICMPv6, IPv4, IPv6
  • Layer 4: TCP, UDP

that's the whole stack, slay 🌈

🎀 DEVELOPMENT 🎀

not me telling you this tool is still under development! Please send any further wishes, feature requests or problems in compiling and execution to ruport@f00l.de. Also send me any more network protocols you want to be supported in future releases. fr fr, she's listening 👂💖

for further information visit the netmate homepage at http://f00l.de/netmate/.

👑 HISTORY 👑

the lore. the character development. the glow-up. 💀✨

0.2.0 - 17.11.2013

  • added full support for neighbor discovery protocol (NDP)
  • fixed GPLv3 license statement and added to all files
  • minor bug fixes

0.1.9 - 10.11.2013

  • added resolution of header fields for all supported protocols
  • minor bug fixes

0.1.8 - 28.10.2013

  • added tooltips for all supported protocols
  • improved Makefile
  • minor bug fixes

0.1.7 - 19.10.2013

  • improved Makefile
  • added shortcut and icon
  • added README and man-page
  • compiles under windows
  • minor bug fixes

0.1.6 - 05.10.2013

  • initial changelog
  • added columns source port, destination port, flags
  • columns are resizable now
  • removed external GUI (netmate.ui)
  • minor fixes

Copyright (c) 2013 Robert Krause

Netmate is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or any later version.

Netmate is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

okay that part is serious though bestie — no warranty, periodt. read your license, know your rights 🫶

⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

Written by Robert Krause <ruport@f00l.de>.

and that's the whole page, gorgeous 💅 this was the NETMATE(1) manual — General Commands Manual energy, version 0.2.0 vibes, dated 17 NOV 2013, and yes the date is lowkey ancient but she still ate 🔥 ty for reading, mwah 🎀💖

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