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Which of the following tools implements a portable framework in tcpdump for capturing low-level network traffics in UNIX like networks?

The correct answer is B. libpcap. libpcap is the standard portable packet capture library used by tcpdump on UNIX-like systems. The question asks which tool provides that low-level capture framework.

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Question

Which of the following tools implements a portable framework in tcpdump for capturing low-level network traffics in UNIX like networks?

Options

  • ASysPcap
  • Blibpcap
  • CBinPcap
  • DWinPcap

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    76% (25)
  • C
    12% (4)
  • D
    9% (3)

Why each option

libpcap is the standard portable packet capture library used by tcpdump on UNIX-like systems. The question asks which tool provides that low-level capture framework.

ASysPcap

SysPcap is not a real packet capture library or framework - it does not exist as a standard networking tool.

BlibpcapCorrect

libpcap (Library for Packet Capture) is an open-source, portable C library that provides a system-independent API for capturing network packets at a low level. It is the underlying framework that tcpdump uses on UNIX and Linux systems to access raw network traffic, making it the direct answer to the question.

CBinPcap

BinPcap is a fabricated name and does not correspond to any real packet capture library or framework.

DWinPcap

WinPcap is the Windows port of the pcap library and is used on Windows systems, not UNIX-like environments, making it incorrect for this context.

Concept tested: libpcap portable packet capture library on UNIX

Source: https://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/pcap.3pcap.html

Topics

#libpcap#packet capture#network tools#tcpdump

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