Hping3

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Comprehensive hping3 commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
hping3 --version	Show hping3 version
hping3 --help	Display help information
hping3 init	Initialize hping3 in current directory
hping3 status	Check current status
hping3 list	List available options
hping3 info	Display system information
hping3 config	Show configuration settings
hping3 update	Update to latest version
hping3 start	Start hping3 service
hping3 stop	Stop hping3 service
hping3 restart	Restart hping3 service
hping3 reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install hping3

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/hping3/releases/latest/download/hping3-linux
chmod +x hping3-linux
sudo mv hping3-linux /usr/local/bin/hping3

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/hping3.git
cd hping3
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install hping3

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install hping3

# Manual installation
curl -L -o hping3 https://github.com/example/hping3/releases/latest/download/hping3-macos
chmod +x hping3
sudo mv hping3 /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install hping3

# Scoop installation
scoop install hping3

# Winget installation
winget install hping3

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/hping3/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
hping3 config show	Display current configuration
hping3 config list	List all configuration options
hping3 config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
hping3 config get <key>	Get configuration value
hping3 config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
hping3 config reset	Reset to default configuration
hping3 config validate	Validate configuration file
hping3 config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
hping3 create <name>

# Read file/resource
hping3 read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
hping3 update <name>

# Delete file/resource
hping3 delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
hping3 copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
hping3 move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
hping3 list --all

# Search for files/resources
hping3 search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
hping3 connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
hping3 listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
hping3 send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
hping3 receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
hping3 ping <host>

# Scan network range
hping3 scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
hping3 monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
hping3 proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
hping3 start --daemon

# Stop running process
hping3 stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
hping3 restart --config <file>

# Check process status
hping3 status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
hping3 monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
hping3 killall

# Show running processes
hping3 ps

# Manage process priority
hping3 priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
hping3 login --user <username>

# Login with API key
hping3 login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
hping3 login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
hping3 logout

# Change password
hping3 passwd

# Generate new API key
hping3 generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
hping3 sessions

# Revoke session
hping3 revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
hping3 encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
hping3 decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
hping3 keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
hping3 sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
hping3 verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
hping3 hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
hping3 cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
hping3 cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
hping3 monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
hping3 monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
hping3 monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
hping3 monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
hping3 monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
hping3 report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
hping3 alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
hping3 history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
hping3 logs

# View logs with filter
hping3 logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
hping3 logs --follow

# Set log level
hping3 logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
hping3 logs --rotate

# Export logs
hping3 logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
hping3 logs --clear

# Archive logs
hping3 logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if hping3 is installed
which hping3
hping3 --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall hping3
# or
brew reinstall hping3

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo hping3 <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which hping3)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/hping3

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/hping3

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
hping3 config validate

# Reset to default configuration
hping3 config reset

# Check configuration file location
hping3 config show --file

# Backup current configuration
hping3 config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
hping3 config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
hping3 status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u hping3

# Start in debug mode
hping3 start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
hping3 killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
hping3 --debug	Enable debug output
hping3 --verbose	Enable verbose logging
hping3 --trace	Enable trace logging
hping3 test	Run built-in tests
hping3 doctor	Run system health check
hping3 diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
hping3 benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
hping3 validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
hping3 --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
hping3 --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
hping3 --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
hping3 --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
hping3 cache clear

# Show cache statistics
hping3 cache stats

# Optimize performance
hping3 optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
hping3 metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
hping3 --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
hping3 --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
hping3 --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
hping3 queue add <item>
hping3 queue process
hping3 queue status
hping3 queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using hping3

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="hping3.log"

# Check if hping3 is available
if ! command -v hping3 &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: hping3 is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting hping3 operation"

    if hping3 --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    hping3 cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
HPING3_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.hping3/config.yaml
HPING3_HOME	Home directory	~/.hping3
HPING3_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
HPING3_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.hping3/logs/hping3.log
HPING3_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.hping3/cache
HPING3_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.hping3/data
HPING3_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
HPING3_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.hping3/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.hping3/logs/hping3.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.hping3/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize hping3
hping3 init

# 2. Configure basic settings
hping3 config set host example.com
hping3 config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
hping3 start

# 4. Check status
hping3 status

# 5. Perform operations
hping3 run --target example.com

# 6. View results
hping3 results

# 7. Stop service
hping3 stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
hping3 run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
hping3 monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
hping3 report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated hping3 workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    hping3 \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
hping3 report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub