rping

   

A packet generation tool designed for simulating high-volume network traffic.

Usage

sudo rping -I <interface> [OPTIONS]

Note: Requires root privileges for raw socket access.

Examples

TCP SYN flood (send as fast as possible):

sudo rping -I eth0 --tcp -S --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 --dst-port 80 --flood

Send TCP packets with random source IP from a subnet:

sudo rping -I eth0 --tcp --src-ip 10.0.0.0/8 --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 --dst-port 443

IPv6 source spoofing works the same way, including CIDR ranges:

sudo rping -I eth0 --tcp --src-ip 2001:db8:1::/64 --dst-ip 2001:db8:2::1 --dst-port 443

Send UDP packets to random ports in a range:

sudo rping -I eth0 --udp --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 --dst-port 1-65535

Send UDP packets with random data size between 100-500 bytes:

sudo rping -I eth0 --udp --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 --dst-port 53 -d 100-500

Send raw IP packets with a custom protocol number (e.g. 47 for GRE) and a payload:

sudo rping -I eth0 --proto 47 --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 -d 100

Fill a 1,024-byte UDP payload from a file (the file is truncated or padded with NULL bytes):

sudo rping -I eth0 --udp --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 -d 1024 --file payload.bin

Options

Option	Short	Description
--interface	-I	Network interface to use
--quiet	-q	Disable real-time statistics display
--interval	-i	Interval between packets (default: 100ms)
--flood		Send packets as fast as possible
--count	-c	Number of packets to send
--duration		Duration to run (e.g., 10s, 1m, 1h)
--dst-ip		Destination IP or CIDR (e.g., 10.0.0.0/8)
--src-ip		Source IP or CIDR
--ttl	-t	Time to live (default: 64)
--tcp		TCP mode
--udp		UDP mode
--no-checksum		Skip the UDP checksum (send 0; IPv4 UDP only)
--icmp		ICMP mode
--proto		Raw IP protocol number (e.g. 47 for GRE)
--dst-port		Destination port or range (e.g., 80, 1-1000)
--src-port		Source port or range
--data	-d	Data size in bytes or range
--fill-data		Fill data with specific ASCII char (default: X)
--file		Fill data from a file; truncate or NULL-pad it

IPv4 Fragmentation Controls

Option	Short	Description
--dontfrag	-y	Set Don't Fragment (DF)
--morefrag	-x	Set More Fragments (MF)
--fragoff	-g	Fragment offset in bytes, from 0 to 65528, in multiples of 8

TCP Flags

Option	Short	Description
--syn	-S	Set SYN flag
--ack	-A	Set ACK flag
--fin	-F	Set FIN flag
--rst	-R	Set RST flag
--psh	-P	Set PSH flag
--urg	-U	Set URG flag
--window	-w	TCP window size (default: 64)
--seq		TCP sequence number
--ack-seq		TCP acknowledgment number

ICMP Options

Option	Short	Description
--icmptype	-C	ICMP type (default: 8 - echo request)
--icmpcode	-K	ICMP code (default: 0)

Real-time Statistics

By default, rping displays real-time packet and byte counters. Use -q to disable for scripting:

sudo rping -I eth0 --tcp -S --dst-ip 192.168.1.1 -c 1000 -q