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WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by cbd1984 »

wirefloss wrote: post #6
pritambaral wrote: post #2

No native Linux support (Win7 binary "+ hacked version of WINE"). Makers request it be run on "Ubuntu 14.4 x32"[sic] only, not even x86_64. I suspect they mean x86, or 32-bit when they say x32, since the x32 ABI is nowhere near implemented. No source, no privacy policy. Supporting new protocols/formats/stack requires one 'to talk about it' with them.

1) Have Ubuntu12.04x32 with hacked WINE working as well. Let me know if you need it. 2) No source indeed. 3) Privacy policy is stated in the EULA. I'll repeat it here: "No info is gathered, no connections to outside servers, except for a standard WINE repository".

Without source why should we trust the privacy policy?

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by wirefloss »

abcd_f wrote: post #19

Video's too tall, doesn't fit on my relatively run-of-the-mill Thinkpad Edge screen. Just FYI.

I know. Sorry. Can't fix at the moment, will do later. Try to decrease the width of the browser, the video frame will decrease proportionally. Hope that helps.

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by csmajorfive »

wirefloss wrote: post #22
abcd_f wrote: post #19

Video's too tall, doesn't fit on my relatively run-of-the-mill Thinkpad Edge screen. Just FYI.

I know. Sorry. Can't fix at the moment, will do later. Try to decrease the width of the browser, the video frame will decrease proportionally. Hope that helps.

You can just watch it directly on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1hpMOjk6c

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by ParvusPonte »

Just in case anyone's wondering, you can replay the results as spoofed network traffic via tcpreplay: https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay or rather tcpliveplay (that should be included in the package), unless you decide modify tcp packet order numbers manually.

A very useful tool for any kind of low level network development, especially multiplayer games.

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by res0nat0r »

Arkanosis wrote: post #20
swartkrans wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It's a nice concept but I'll start using it as soon as someone creates a FOSS clone. I like FOSS, and am grateful for the work open source engineers put into software, and I have also contributed, but this attitude right here where you wont even consider something because it's closed source? What's the point of that? Why shouldn't an engineer be paid? It's very difficult to capture value with open source software. P…

Can't tell for others, but I'm very reluctant to spend time learning a tool that I know from the beginning I won't be able to debug / improve later and that the owner may change in a way that doesn't fit me or even stop to support. The only non-FOSS tools I've been using on a daily basis for years are Gmail and Google Calendar. I can't tell I'm really happy with how they have evolved out of my control. Oh, and Google…

Even paying for software doesn't guarantee they are going to keep the product the way you like it (OSX, Windows).

This attitude seems to think that open source is some magic wand and that it will be around forever just because it is open source. Open sourced code falls by the wayside all of the time, so I don't think this really matters in the scheme of things.

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by ossreality »

res0nat0r wrote: post #25
Arkanosis wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't tell for others, but I'm very reluctant to spend time learning a tool that I know from the beginning I won't be able to debug / improve later and that the owner may change in a way that doesn't fit me or even stop to support. The only non-FOSS tools I've been using on a daily basis for years are Gmail and Google Calendar. I can't tell I'm really happy with how they have evolved out of my control. Oh, and Google…

Even paying for software doesn't guarantee they are going to keep the product the way you like it (OSX, Windows). This attitude seems to think that open source is some magic wand and that it will be around forever just because it is open source. Open sourced code falls by the wayside all of the time, so I don't think this really matters in the scheme of things.

You're missing the point so badly it seems intentional.

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by deeviant »

res0nat0r wrote: post #25
Arkanosis wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't tell for others, but I'm very reluctant to spend time learning a tool that I know from the beginning I won't be able to debug / improve later and that the owner may change in a way that doesn't fit me or even stop to support. The only non-FOSS tools I've been using on a daily basis for years are Gmail and Google Calendar. I can't tell I'm really happy with how they have evolved out of my control. Oh, and Google…

Even paying for software doesn't guarantee they are going to keep the product the way you like it (OSX, Windows). This attitude seems to think that open source is some magic wand and that it will be around forever just because it is open source. Open sourced code falls by the wayside all of the time, so I don't think this really matters in the scheme of things.

With FOSS software, an enterprising and capable individual always has the ability to modify/update/or other wise change the software to suit their needs.

I find your line of thought to hold little weight.

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by pyre »

rudolf0 wrote: post #14
wirefloss wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No competition with WireShark is intended. WireEdit is a packet editor, not an analyzer. Can as easily edit a .txt Hex dump of a packet (not yet supported, but easy to do).

I will admit that I initially thought this was a Wireshark plugin or related to Wireshark in some fashion, based on the name and the appearance of the GUI on the page. You may want to put a little disclaimer at the top saying it's not associated or competing with Wireshark. Pretty cool tool either way.

Don't know if it was just added, but the front page currently has this on it:

  Are you competing with Wireshark?

  No. WireEdit is a packet editor, not an analyzer.
  No real-time packet capture either.

Re: WireEdit – A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

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Post by cbd1984 »

wirefloss wrote: post #6
pritambaral wrote: post #2

No native Linux support (Win7 binary "+ hacked version of WINE"). Makers request it be run on "Ubuntu 14.4 x32"[sic] only, not even x86_64. I suspect they mean x86, or 32-bit when they say x32, since the x32 ABI is nowhere near implemented. No source, no privacy policy. Supporting new protocols/formats/stack requires one 'to talk about it' with them.

1) Have Ubuntu12.04x32 with hacked WINE working as well. Let me know if you need it. 2) No source indeed. 3) Privacy policy is stated in the EULA. I'll repeat it here: "No info is gathered, no connections to outside servers, except for a standard WINE repository".

What assurances do we have that you'll live up to your privacy policy?
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