Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 02:57:55 -0500 (EST) From: Jon Nistor <nistor@snickers.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/48362: New port: lft-2.0 LFT Alternative traceroute tool Message-ID: <20030217075755.7D9D0F930@spike.snickers.org>
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>Number: 48362 >Category: ports >Synopsis: New port: lft-2.0 LFT Alternative traceroute tool >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Feb 17 00:00:33 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jon Nistor >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: System: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE >Description: LFT - the alternative traceroute tool for network (reverse) engineers >How-To-Repeat: n/a >Fix: # This is a shell archive. Save it in a file, remove anything before # this line, and then unpack it by entering "sh file". Note, it may # create directories; files and directories will be owned by you and # have default permissions. # # This archive contains: # # /usr/ports/net/lft # /usr/ports/net/lft/Makefile # /usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-comment # /usr/ports/net/lft/files # /usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-plist # /usr/ports/net/lft/distinfo # /usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-descr # echo c - /usr/ports/net/lft mkdir -p /usr/ports/net/lft > /dev/null 2>&1 echo x - /usr/ports/net/lft/Makefile sed 's/^X//' >/usr/ports/net/lft/Makefile << 'END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/Makefile' X# New ports collection makefile for: lft X# Date created: 17 Feb 2003 X# Whom: Jon Nistor <nistor@snickers.org> X# X# $FreeBSD$ X# X XPORTNAME= lft XPORTVERSION= 2.0 XCATEGORIES= net XMASTER_SITES= http://www.mainnerve.com/lft/ XDISTNAME= lft-2.0-src X XMAINTAINER= nistor@snickers.org XCOMMENT= "LFT - the alternative traceroute tool" X XWRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/lft-2.0 XUSE_CONFIGURE= NO XMAKEFILE= Makefile.bsd XMAN8= lft.8 XMANCOMPRESS= no X Xdo-install: X ${INSTALL} -c -s -m 4755 -o root -g wheel ${WRKSRC}/lft ${PREFIX}/bin X ${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/lft.8 ${PREFIX}/man/man8/lft.8 X X.include <bsd.port.mk> END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/Makefile echo x - /usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-comment sed 's/^X//' >/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-comment << 'END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-comment' XLFT - the alternative traceroute tool for network (reverse) engineers END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-comment echo c - /usr/ports/net/lft/files mkdir -p /usr/ports/net/lft/files > /dev/null 2>&1 echo x - /usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-plist sed 's/^X//' >/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-plist << 'END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-plist' Xbin/lft END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-plist echo x - /usr/ports/net/lft/distinfo sed 's/^X//' >/usr/ports/net/lft/distinfo << 'END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/distinfo' XMD5 (lft-2.0-src.tar.gz) = d7ae3bd202257f961bc24c2415d9a8bc END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/distinfo echo x - /usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-descr sed 's/^X//' >/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-descr << 'END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-descr' XLFT, short for Layer Four Traceroute, is a sort of 'traceroute' that Xoften works much faster (than the commonly-used Van Jacobson method) Xand goes through many configurations of packet-filter based firewalls. XMore importantly, LFT implements numerous other features including AS Xnumber lookups, loose source routing, netblock name lookups, et al. XThough LFT has been around since 1998, its development effort has just Xrecently resumed. X XWhat makes LFT unique? Rather than launching UDP probes in an attempt Xto elicit ICMP TIME_EXCEEDEDs from hosts in the path, LFT accomplishes Xsubstantively the same effect using TCP SYN or FIN probes. Then, LFT Xlistens for TIME_EXCEEDED messages, TCP RESET, and various other Xinteresting heuristics from firewalls or other gateways in the path. XLFT also distinguishes between TCP-based protocols (source and Xdestination), which make its statistics slightly more realistic, and Xgives a savvy user the ability to trace protocol routes, not just Xlayer-3 (IP) hops. X XLFT's engine continues to evolve and provide more and more useful data Xto network engineers and to anyone else that cares how IP data is being Xrouted. With the advent of smarter firewalls, traffic engineering, QoS, Xand per-protocol packet forwarding, LFT has become an invaluable tool Xfor many network managers worldwide. END-of-/usr/ports/net/lft/pkg-descr exit >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports-bugs" in the body of the message
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