Require software tool for Ethernet frame analyzer

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

  I am current working on Ethernet protocol. Do anyone know any software tool for sending and receiving Ethernet frames?   For example: If i send ethernet frame from my custom FPGA Board to my PC, i must be able see the frame contents and similarly create a frame and send it to my custom FPGA Board. This will help debugging my Ethernet design.  Thanks, Nandish Jasani

[Altera_Forum]

For monitoring Ethernet frames you can simply use sw tools like Ethereal or Wireshark. 

If you also want to build custom ethernet frames I think you need to do some coding; I don't know any ready made tool. Look at www.winpcap.org for a widely used free-source packet management library.

[Altera_Forum]

Thanks i will try with Wireshark. 

 Nandish Jasani.

[Altera_Forum]

What OS are you using? There are some packet generators out there, check out: 

 packeth http://packeth.sourceforge.net/packeth/home.html  Nemesis: http://nemesis.sourceforge.net/  Wireshark is the best (free) tool for analysis.