Libpcap source code analysis and packet filtering mechanism under Linux Libpcap source code analysis and packet filtering mechanism under Linux (1) libpcap is a network packet capture function package under the Unix/Linux platform, and most network monitoring software is based on it. Libpcap can work on most Unix-like platforms. This article analyzes the source code implementation of libpcap under Linux, focusing on the underlying packet capture mechanism and filter setting method of Linux. It also briefly discusses the packet filtering mechanism BPF used by libpcap. Network Monitoring Most modern operating systems provide a mechanism for capturing underlying network packets, and network monitoring (Network Monitoring) application software can be built on top of the capture mechanism. Network monitoring is also often referred to as sniffer. Its original purpose was to monitor network communication conditions in order to debug and handle some abnormal conditions in the network. However, with the rapid popularization of the Internet and the frequent occurrence of network attacks, protecting the operation security of the network has become another important purpose of monitoring software. For example, network monitoring is also widely used in routers, firewalls, intrusion detection, etc. In addition, it is also a relatively effective hacking method, for example, the \"Carnivore\" plan of the US government security department. From a broad perspective, a packet capture mechanism consists of three main parts: the bottom layer is the packet capture mechanism for a specific operating system, the top layer is the interface for user programs, and the third part is the packet filtering mechanism. The underlying packet capture mechanisms implemented by different operating systems may be different, but they are similar in form. The conventional transmission path of data packets is the network card, device driver layer, data link layer, IP layer, transport layer, and finally reaches the application. The packet capture mechanism adds a bypass process to the data link layer, performs filtering/buffering and other related processes on the sent and received data packets, and finally passes them directly to the application. It is worth noting that the packet capture mechanism does not affect the operating system\'s network stack processing of data packets. For user programs, the packet capture mechanism provides a unified interface, so that user programs only need to call a few functions to obtain the desired data packets. In this way, the capture mechanism for a specific operating system is transparent to the user, making the user program more portable. Packet filter...
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