"NetPacket::TCP" - Assemble and disassemble TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) packets. use NetPacket::TCP; $tcp_obj = NetPacket::TCP->decode($raw_pkt); $tcp_pkt = NetPacket::TCP->encode($ip_pkt); $tcp_data = NetPacket::TCP::strip($raw_pkt); "NetPacket::TCP" provides a set of routines for assembling and disassembling packets using TCP (Transmission Control Protocol).

Methods
Decode the raw packet data given and return an object containing instance data. This method will quite happily decode garbage input. It is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure valid packet data is passed to this method. Return a TCP packet encoded with the instance data specified. Needs parts of the ip header contained in $ip_obj in order to calculate the TCP checksum.

Functions
Return the encapsulated data (or payload) contained in the TCP packet. This data is suitable to be used as input for other "NetPacket::*" modules. This function is equivalent to creating an object using the "decode()" constructor and returning the "data" field of that object.

Instance data
The instance data for the "NetPacket::TCP" object consists of the following fields. The source TCP port for the packet. The destination TCP port for the packet. The TCP sequence number for this packet. The TCP acknowledgement number for this packet. The header length for this packet. The 6-bit "reserved" space in the TCP header. Contains the urg, ack, psh, rst, syn, fin, ece and cwr flags for this packet. The TCP window size for this packet. The TCP checksum. The TCP urgent pointer. Any TCP options for this packet in binary form. The encapsulated data (payload) for this packet.

Exports
FIN SYN RST PSH ACK URG ECE CWR Can be used to set the appropriate flag. tcp_strip The following tags group together related exportable items. Import the strip function "tcp_strip". All the above exportable items. The following script is a primitive pop3 sniffer. #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Net::PcapUtils; use NetPacket::Ethernet qw(:strip); use NetPacket::IP qw(:strip); use NetPacket::TCP; sub process_pkt { my($arg, $hdr, $pkt) = @_; my $tcp_obj = NetPacket::TCP->decode(ip_strip(eth_strip($pkt))); if (($tcp_obj->{src_port} == 110) or ($tcp_obj->{dest_port} == 110)) { print($tcp_obj->{data}); } } Net::PcapUtils::loop(\&process_pkt, FILTER => 'tcp'); The following uses NetPacket together with Net::Divert to add a syn flag to all TCP packets passing through: #!/usr/bin/perl use Net::Divert; use NetPacket::IP qw(IP_PROTO_TCP); use NetPacket::TCP; $divobj = Net::Divert->new('yourhostname',9999); $divobj->getPackets(\&alterPacket); sub alterPacket { my($packet,$fwtag) = @_; # decode the IP header $ip_obj = NetPacket::IP->decode($packet); # check if this is a TCP packet if($ip_obj->{proto} == IP_PROTO_TCP) { # decode the TCP header $tcp_obj = NetPacket::TCP->decode($ip_obj->{data}); # set the syn flag $tcp_obj->{flags} |= SYN; # construct the new ip packet $ip_obj->{data} = $tcp_obj->encode($ip_obj); $packet = $ip_obj->encode; } # write it back out $divobj->putPacket($packet,$fwtag); } Copyright (c) 2001 Tim Potter. This package is free software and is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html) Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 ANU and CSIRO on behalf of the participants in the CRC for Advanced Computational Systems ('ACSys'). ACSys makes this software and all associated data and documentation ('Software') available free of charge. You may make copies of the Software but you must include all of this notice on any copy. The Software was developed for research purposes and ACSys does not warrant that it is error free or fit for any purpose. ACSys disclaims any liability for all claims, expenses, losses, damages and costs any user may incur as a result of using, copying or modifying the Software. Tim Potter <tpot@samba.org> Stephanie Wehner <atrak@itsx.com>