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The sniffer can be used with CLI arguments, you can display the help menu with --help or -h arguments

sniffer 0.1.0
The sniffer of Megalotron

USAGE:
    sniffer [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help                     Print help information
    -i, --interface <INTERFACE>    Use a specific network interface instead of the default one
    -l, --logfile <LOGFILE>        If set, the logs will be save on the provided file
    -r, --read <READ>              Read packets from a pcap file instead of a network interface
    -u, --url <URL>                URL of the grpc server to send the pcap data stream
    -v, --verbosity <VERBOSITY>    Set the verbosity level [default: info]
    -V, --version                  Print version information
    -w, --write <WRITE>            Write captured packets on a pcap file

Sniffing from a Network device​

To collect network traffic from a specific network interface, use the -i or --interface argument:

sniffer -d eth0

Sniffing from a Pcap file​

To collect network traffic from a pcap file, use the -r or --read argument:

sniffer -r dataset.pcap

⚠️ Only one of the previous arguments can be used at the same time

Write captured packets to a Pcap file​

The sniffer can write the captured packets to a pcap file, to do so, use the -w or --write argument:

sniffer -w output.pcap

Send data on a gRPC server​

The sniffer sends the packets to a gRPC server, you can use the -u or --url arguments to specify the address of the server.

sniffer -u http://0.0.0.0:50051

Set the verbosity level​

The sniffer can set the verbosity level with the -v or --verbosity arguments, the possible values are: [debug, info, warn, error]

sniffer -v debug

Save logs to a file​

The sniffer can save the logs in a file, you can use the -l or --logfile arguments to specify the path of the file.

sniffer -l sniffer.log