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Package: guessnet (0.42-1)

Guess which LAN a network device is connected to

Guessnet is a non-aggressive network detection tool to use when moving a machine among networks which don't necessarily provide DHCP.

Guessnet takes in input a list of candidate network profiles, each of which includes a test description; then it runs all the tests in parallel and prints the name of the profile whose test was the first one to succeed.

Available tests are: 

 * ARP probes to check for known hosts in the network
 * link beat check, to check if the interface is connected to anything
 * Wireless lan checks, to look for access points found by waproamd
 * PPPOE check to see if there is a concentrator accessible via PPPOE
 * Checks provided by custom arbitrary scripts.

Guessnet can be used in either native mode or "ifupdown mode". In the latter case guessnet integrates nicely with ifupdown as a "mapping script".

Tags: Hardware Enablement: Laptop, Implemented in: C++, User Interface: Command Line, Networking: Scanning, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Scanning

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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1)
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  • dep: libgcc2 (>= 4.1.1-12)
    GCC support library
  • dep: libnet1 (>= 1.1.2-1)
    library for the construction and handling of network packets
  • dep: libpcap0.7
    System interface for user-level packet capture
  • dep: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-12)
    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
  • sug: ifplugd
    A configuration daemon for ethernet devices
  • sug: pppoe
    PPP over Ethernet driver
  • sug: waproamd
    WLAN roaming daemon

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