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Top 23 C Network Projects
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kyanos
Kyanos is a networking analysis tool using eBPF. It can visualize the time packets spend in the kernel, capture requests/responses, makes troubleshooting more efficient.
View the Project on GitHub
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linux-wifi-hotspot
Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).
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Project mention: Tracing packets in the Linux networking stack and friends | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-19
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I would create a mesh wifi. (similar https://reticulum.network/, tox https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore etc)
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB high-performance time series database. Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.
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openmptcprouter
OpenMPTCProuter is an open source solution to aggregate multiple internet connections using Multipath TCP (MPTCP) on OpenWrt
Project mention: OpenMPTCProuter: Aggregate and encrypt multiple internet connections using MPTCP | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-11-23 -
open5gs
Open5GS is a C-language Open Source implementation for 5G Core and EPC, i.e. the core network of LTE/NR network (Release-17)
In this blog post, we are going to discuss how we deployed LoxiLB as SCP with a popular open-source 5G Core - Open5GS in Kubernetes environment.
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Project mention: How to Configure a Network Block Device on a Debian-Based System | dev.to | 2024-10-17
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Project mention: FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-29
They have a GH repository, but it is not clear to me if it contains everything.
https://github.com/clostra/newnode
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driftnet
Driftnet watches network traffic, and picks out and displays JPEG and GIF images for display
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Project mention: Tracing packets in the Linux networking stack and friends | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-19
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BindToInterface
With this program you can bind applications to a specific network interface / network adapter. This is very useful if you have multiple (internet) connections and want your program to use a specific one.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C Network discussion
C Network related posts
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Kyanos: Your Network's New Best Friend
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Is SimpleWall Firewall tool compromised?
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Tracing packets in the Linux networking stack and friends
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Kyanos: eBPF-based network issue analysis tool
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How to Configure a Network Block Device on a Debian-Based System
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Packet, where are you? eBPF-based Linux kernel networking debugger
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Vulnerabilities show why STARTTLS should be avoided if possible
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Network projects in C? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MultiplayerNetworkingResources | 7,857 |
| 2 | tbox | 4,971 |
| 3 | kyanos | 4,079 |
| 4 | nDPI | 4,000 |
| 5 | linux-wifi-hotspot | 3,651 |
| 6 | pwru | 3,266 |
| 7 | c-toxcore | 2,382 |
| 8 | openmptcprouter | 2,034 |
| 9 | open5gs | 2,031 |
| 10 | librg | 1,353 |
| 11 | lagrange | 1,293 |
| 12 | glorytun | 694 |
| 13 | lldpd | 637 |
| 14 | nbd | 472 |
| 15 | newnode | 462 |
| 16 | driftnet | 451 |
| 17 | ipftrace2 | 401 |
| 18 | fi6s | 174 |
| 19 | igmpproxy | 155 |
| 20 | BindToInterface | 118 |
| 21 | traffico | 79 |
| 22 | sharedgl | 75 |
| 23 | e1000e-dkms-debian | 72 |
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