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Pcap

In the field of computer network administration, pcap is an application programming interface (API) for capturing network traffic. While the name is an abbreviation of packet capture, that is not the API's proper name. Unix-like systems implement pcap in the libpcap library; for Windows, there is a port of libpcap named WinPcap that is no longer…

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Pcap libraries for Windows

ForksX86X86-64Windows NTWindows NT 4.0
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Programs that use or used libpcap

Bit-TwistBSDCain and AbelEtherApeFiresheep
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Wrapper libraries for libpcap

PerlRubyRustTclWayback Machine
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Features

Open-sourceNetwork monitorsNetwork intrusion detection systemsApplicationsTcpdump
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Developer
The Tcpdump team
License
BSD
Operating system
Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, macOS, AIX, other Unix-like, Haiku
Repository
libpcap on GitHub
Stable release
1.10.6 / December 30, 2025; 7 months ago (2025-12-30)
Type
Library for packet capture

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Pcap libraries for Windows

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Other applications or devices that read or write pcap or pcapng files

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Pcap

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples119
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

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Pcap

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related to Programs that use or used libpcap · 35
Pcap → Abel, Bit-Twist, BSD, Cain, Data, Ethereal, Ethernet, Firefox, Firesheep, Kismet, LAN, LANsL0phtCrack, Linux, McAfee, Microsoft WindowsEtherApe, NFAT, Nmap, Orchestrator, PCAP Analyzer, Philippe Biondi
related to Wrapper libraries for libpcap · 21
Pcap → Andreas Krennmair, Jpcap, Jxnet, Libcrafter, Libtins, Lisp, Miek Gieben, Net, NetHaskell, PacketFuRust, Pcap4j, PcapPlusPlusPerl, PcapPython, Pcapy, PLOKAMIRacket, Scheme, SharpPcap, SPeaCAPGo, Wayback Machine, WinPcapNET
related to Npcap · 14
Pcap → API, It, Its, Light-Weight Filter, Linux, LWF, Most, NDIS, Nmap Project's, Npcap, Protocol Driver, Windows, WinPcap, WinPcap NDIS
related to WinPcap · 8
Pcap → API, NDIS, Network Driver Interface Specification, Server, Vista, Windows NT, WinPcap, XP
related to Features · 6
Pcap → API, However, Most, Npcap, Unix-like, WinPcap
related to External links · 5
Pcap → Free, NpcapOfficial, Official, WinDumpList, WinPcap
related to pcap libraries for Windows · 5
Pcap → It, Unix-like, While, Windows, WinPcap
related to history · 4
Pcap → It, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Network Research Group, The
related to Win10Pcap · 4
Pcap → NDIS, The, Win10Pcap, Windows
related to Non-pcap libraries that read pcap files · 2
Pcap → PyPCAPKit, Python

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network winpcap libpcap npcap use windows capture packets tcpdump packet traffic api library written tool developed software unix-like ndis port

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PcapDeveloperThe Tcpdump team1.00infobox
PcapLicenseBSD1.00infobox
PcapOperating systemLinux, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, macOS, AIX, other Unix-like, Haiku1.00infobox
PcapRepositorylibpcap on GitHub1.00infobox
PcapStable release1.10.6 / December 30, 2025; 7 months ago (2025-12-30)1.00infobox
PcapTypeLibrary for packet capture1.00infobox
PcapWebsitewww.tcpdump.org1.00infobox
PcapWritten inC1.00infobox
Pcapis aapplication programming interface0.90text
Javainstance ofso other languages0.80text
.NET languagesinstance ofso other languages0.80text
and scripting languages generally use a wrapperinstance ofso other languages0.80text

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