Lab 1a: Packet Capture (Network Interface)

Details
Aim: To provide a foundation in reading data packets

Activities
If Visual Studio is installed on your machine, download the following solution [1]:

http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~bill/WinPCap1.zip

It has the following code [1]:

using System;
using Tamir.IPLib;

namespace NapierCapture
{

public class ShowDevices

{

public static void Main(string[] args)

{
string verWinPCap =null;
int count=0;

verWinPCap= Tamir.IPLib.Version.GetVersionString();

PcapDeviceList getNetConnections = SharpPcap.GetAllDevices();

Console.WriteLine("WinPCap Version: {0}", verWinPCap);

Console.WriteLine("Connected devices:\r\n");

foreach(PcapDevice net in getNetConnections)

{
Console.WriteLine("{0}) {1}",count,net.PcapDescription);
Console.WriteLine("\tName:\t{0}",net.PcapName);
Console.WriteLine("\tMode:\t\t\t{0}",net.PcapMode);
Console.WriteLine("\tIP Address: \t\t{0}",net.PcapIpAddress);
Console.WriteLine("\tLoopback: \t\t{0}",net.PcapLoopback);

Console.WriteLine();
count++;
}

Console.Write("Press any <RETURN> to exit");

Console.Read();

}
}
}

Run the program, and verify that it produces a list of the available network cards, such
as:
WinPCap Version: 1.0.2.0
Connected devices:

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0) Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC
(Microsoft's Packet Scheduler)
Name: \Device\NPF_{A22E93C1-A78D-4AFE-AD2B-517889CE42D7}
Mode: Capture
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Loopback: False

1) Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (Microsoft's Packet Scheduler)

Name: \Device\NPF_{044B069D-B90A-4597-B99E-A68C422D5FE3}
Mode: Capture
IP Address: 192.168.1.101
Loopback: False

List the network cards in your machine:

Next update the code so that it displays the information on the network connections [1]:

foreach(PcapDevice net in getNetConnections)

{
Console.WriteLine("{0}) {1}",count,net.PcapDescription);

NetworkDevice netConn = (NetworkDevice)net;

Console.WriteLine("\tIP Address:\t\t{0}",netConn.IpAddress);
Console.WriteLine("\tSubnet Mask:\t\t{0}",netConn.SubnetMask);
Console.WriteLine("\tMAC Address:\t\t{0}",netConn.MacAddress);
Console.WriteLine("\tDefault Gateway:\t{0}",netConn.DefaultGateway);
Console.WriteLine("\tPrimary WINS:\t\t{0}",netConn.WinsServerPrimary);
Console.WriteLine("\tSecondary WINS:\t\t{0}",netConn.WinsServerSecondary);
Console.WriteLine("\tDHCP Enabled:\t\t{0}",netConn.DhcpEnabled);
Console.WriteLine("\tDHCP Server:\t\t{0}",netConn.DhcpServer);
Console.WriteLine("\tDHCP Lease Obtained:\t{0}",netConn.DhcpLeaseObtained);
Console.WriteLine("\tDHCP Lease Expires:\t{0}",netConn.DhcpLeaseExpires);
Console.WriteLine();
count++;
}

A sample run shows the details of the network connections [1]:

1) Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (Microsoft's Packet Scheduler)

IP Address: 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
MAC Address: 0015003402F0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Primary WINS: 0.0.0.0
Secondary WINS: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: True
DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1
DHCP Lease Obtained: 03/01/2006 10:44:40
DHCP Lease Expires: 04/01/2006 10:44:40

List the details of the connections on your PC:

[1] This code is based on the code wrapper for WinPCap developed by T.Gal
[http://www.thecodeproject.com/csharp/sharppcap.asp].

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Lab 1b: Packet Capture (Filtering)
Details
Aim: To provide an understanding of events in reading data packets

Activities
Using the previous solution from Lab 1, update with the following code [1]. In this case
the 2nd connection is used (getNetConnections[1]) in a promiscuous mode (change, as
required, depending on your network connection). USE THE CONNECTION WHICH
IS THE ETHERNET CONNECTION.

http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~bill/WinPCap2.zip

using System;
using Tamir.IPLib;
using Tamir.IPLib.Packets;

namespace NapierCapture
{
public class CapturePackets
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
PcapDeviceList getNetConnections = SharpPcap.GetAllDevices();

// network connection 1 (change as required)

NetworkDevice netConn = (NetworkDevice)getNetConnections[1];
PcapDevice device = netConn;

// Define packet handler

device.PcapOnPacketArrival +=
new SharpPcap.PacketArrivalEvent(device_PcapOnPacketArrival);

//Open the device for capturing

//true -- means promiscuous mode
//1000 -- means a read wait of 1000ms
device.PcapOpen(true, 1000);

Console.WriteLine("Network connection: {0}", device.PcapDescription);

//Start the capturing process

device.PcapStartCapture();

Console.Write("Press any <RETURN> to exit");

Console.Read();

device.PcapStopCapture();
device.PcapClose();
}
private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)
{
DateTime time = packet.PcapHeader.Date;
int len = packet.PcapHeader.PacketLength;
Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}:{2},{3} Len={4}",time.Hour, time.Minute,
time.Second, time.Millisecond, len);
}
}
}

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 Run the program, and produce some network traffic and versify that it is capturing
packets, such as:

13:17:56,990 Len=695
13:17:57,66 Len=288
13:17:57,68 Len=694
13:18:4,363 Len=319
13:18:4,364 Len=373
13:18:4,364 Len=371
13:18:4,365 Len=375
13:18:4,366 Len=367

Did it capture packets? Yes/No

Update the code with a filter. In the following case an IP and TCP filter is used [1]:

device.PcapOpen(true, 1000);

Console.WriteLine("Network connection: {0}", device.PcapDescription);

string filter = "ip and tcp";

//Associate the filter with this capture

device.PcapSetFilter( filter );

//Start the capturing process

device.PcapStartCapture();

Generate some data traffic, such as loading a Web page, and show that the
program is capturing the data packets.

Did it capture packets? Yes/No

Next update the filter so that it only captures ICMP packets, such as:

string filter = "icmp";

Generate some data traffic, and prove that it does not capture the packets. Now
ping a node on your network, such as:

Ping 192.168.1.102

And prove that it captures the data packets, such as:

13:40:47,761 Len=74
13:40:48,756 Len=74
13:40:48,759 Len=74
13:40:49,757 Len=74
13:40:49,760 Len=74
13:40:50,757 Len=74

Did it capture ICMP packets? Yes/No

[1] This code is based on the code wrapper for WinPCap developed by T.Gal
[http://www.thecodeproject.com/csharp/sharppcap.asp].

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Lab 1c: Packet Capture (IDS)
Details
Aim: To provide define the usage of an intrusion detection system

Activities
1. The WinPcap library can be used to read the source and destination IP
addresses and TCP ports. For this the TCPPacket class is used. Initially
modify the program in Lab 2 so that it now displays the source and
destination IP and TCP ports [1]:

http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~bill/WinPCap3.zip

private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)

{
if(packet is TCPPacket)
{
DateTime time = packet.PcapHeader.Date;
int len = packet.PcapHeader.PacketLength;

TCPPacket tcp = (TCPPacket)packet;

string srcIp = tcp.SourceAddress;
string dstIp = tcp.DestinationAddress;
int srcPort = tcp.SourcePort;
int dstPort = tcp.DestinationPort;

Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1} -> {2}:{3}", srcIp, srcPort, dstIp, dstPort);

}
}

A sample run, using a Web browser connected to google.com gives:

84.53.143.151:80 -> 192.168.1.101:3582

84.53.143.151:80 -> 192.168.1.101:3582
192.168.1.101:3582 -> 84.53.143.151:80

Where it can be seen that the WWW server TCP port is 80, and the local port
is 3582. Run the program, and generate some network activity, and
determine the output.

Determine the output of the test run:

2. Modify the program in 3.12.1, so that it only displays traffic which is distended
for a Web server. Prove its operation.

How was the code modified:

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3. Next modify the code so that it detects only ICMP packets (using the
ICMPPacket class), and displays the source and the destination addresses,
along with the TTL (time-to-live) value [1]:

private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)

{
if(packet is ICMPPacket)
{
DateTime time = packet.PcapHeader.Date;
int len = packet.PcapHeader.PacketLength;

ICMPPacket icmp = (ICMPPacket)packet;

string srcIp=icmp.DestinationAddress;
string dstIp=icmp.SourceAddress;
string ttl=icmp.TimeToLive.ToString();

Console.WriteLine("{0}->{1} TTL:{2}", srcIp, dstIp, ttl);

}
}

A sample run is shown next for a ping on node 192.168.1.102:

Press any <RETURN> to exit

192.168.1.101->192.168.1.102 TTL:128
192.168.1.102->192.168.1.101 TTL:128
192.168.1.101->192.168.1.102 TTL:128

Run the program, and ping a node on the network. What is the output, and why does
it show three responses for every ping:

4. Modify the program in 3.12.2, so that it displays the Ethernet details of the
data frame, such as [4]:

private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)

{
if( packet is EthernetPacket )
{
EthernetPacket etherFrame = (EthernetPacket)packet;
Console.WriteLine("At: {0}:{1}: MAC:{2} -> MAC:{3}",
etherFrame.PcapHeader.Date.ToString(),
etherFrame.PcapHeader.Date.Millisecond,
etherFrame.SourceHwAddress,
etherFrame.DestinationHwAddress);
}
}

5. It is possible to read the contents of the data package by converting it to a

byte array (using the Data property), and then convert it to a string, such as:
private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)
{
if(packet is TCPPacket)

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 {
DateTime time = packet.PcapHeader.Date;
int len = packet.PcapHeader.PacketLength;

TCPPacket tcp = (TCPPacket)packet;

byte [] b = tcp.Data;

System.Text.ASCIIEncoding format = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();

string s = format.GetString(b);

s=s.ToLower();

if (s.IndexOf("intel")>0) Console.WriteLine("Intel found...");

}
}

The above code detects the presence of the word Intel in the data packet. Run
the program, and then load a site with the word Intel in it, and prove that it
works, such as for:

Intel found...
Intel found...

Did the code work:

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6. It is then possible to filter for source and destination ports, and with source and
destination addresses. For example, the following detects the word Intel on the
destination port of 80:

private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)

{
if (packet is TCPPacket)
{
DateTime time = packet.PcapHeader.Date;
int len = packet.PcapHeader.PacketLength;

TCPPacket tcp = (TCPPacket)packet;

int destPort = tcp.SourcePort;

byte [] b = tcp.Data;

System.Text.ASCIIEncoding format = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();

string s = format.GetString(b);

s=s.ToLower();

if (destPort==80 && (s.IndexOf("intel")>0))

Console.WriteLine("Intel found in outgoing on port 80...");
}
}

Did the code work:

7. A key indication of network traffic is in the TCP flags. The following

determines when the SYN flag is detected, and also the SYN, ACK flags:
if(packet is TCPPacket)
{
DateTime time = packet.PcapHeader.Date;
int len = packet.PcapHeader.PacketLength;

TCPPacket tcp = (TCPPacket)packet;

int destPort = tcp.SourcePort;

if (tcp.Syn) Console.WriteLine("SYN request");

if (tcp.Syn && tcp.Ack) Console.WriteLine("SYN and ACK");

Prove the operation of the code, and modify it so that it detects a SYN request
to a Web server (port: 80), and displays the destination IP address of the Web
server.

Outline the code used:

8. Modify the code in 7 so that it displays all the flags for data packets.

[1] This code is based on the code wrapper for WinPCap developed by T.Gal
[http://www.thecodeproject.com/csharp/sharppcap.asp].

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Lab 1d: Packet Capture (IDS) – ARP Detection
Details
Aim: To provide define the capture of ARP information

Activities
1. The ARP protocol is important on networks, as it allows a node to determine
the MAC address of a destination node on the same network. For security it
is important, as it gives information on the activity on the local network. In
this lab ARP packets will be captured, and then displayed for their basic
information. The solution can be found at:

http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~bill/WinPCap4.zip

2. The basic format of the ARP header is:

16 bits 16 bits

Hardware Type Protocol Type

H/W Len Prot Len Op Code
Figure 1: ARP header

Thus a program to capture the ARP packets is given next. Notice that the
byte array is read for the first two bytes for the hardware type, and the next
two for the protocol type [1]:

using System;
using Tamir.IPLib;
using Tamir.IPLib.Packets;

namespace NapierCapture
{
public class CapturePackets
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
PcapDeviceList getNetConnections = SharpPcap.GetAllDevices();

// network connection 1 (change as required)

NetworkDevice netConn = (NetworkDevice)getNetConnections[1];
PcapDevice device = netConn;

// Define packet handler

device.PcapOnPacketArrival +=
new SharpPcap.PacketArrivalEvent(device_PcapOnPacketArrival);

device.PcapOpen(true, 1000);
Console.WriteLine("Network connection: {0}", device.PcapDescription);

//Start the capturing process

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 device.PcapStartCapture();

Console.WriteLine("Press any <RETURN> to exit");

Console.Read();

device.PcapStopCapture();
device.PcapClose();
}
private static void device_PcapOnPacketArrival(object sender, Packet packet)
{

if(packet is ARPPacket)
{
byte [] b = packet.Header;

int type = b[1] + (b[0]<<8);

int protocol = b[3] + (b[2]<<8);

int opcode = b[7] + (b[6]<<8);

Console.WriteLine("ARP: Hardware type {0}, protocol {1}, op-code: {2}",

type,protocol,opcode);
}
}
}
Run the code, and ping a node on your network (one which you have not
previously accessed for a while, or not at all), and examine the output:

Output of the program:

Did it detect the ARP packets:

What where the ARP types (from the op-code [2]1):

3. Modify the code so that it displays the other fields in the ARP header.
4. Modify the code so that it displays the actual ARP type, rather than the code,
Such as with:

1 Note: For Ethernet, the type is normal set to 1 [2]. The protocol type for IP is 0x8000
(2048), and the table for the op-code is:

1 Request
2 Reply
3 Request Reverse
4 Rely Request
Console.Write("ARP: Hardware type {0}, protocol {1}, ",type,protocol);
if (opcode==1) Console.Write("{0}",opcode);
else if (opcode==2) …

References
[1] This code is based on the code wrapper for WinPCap developed by T.Gal
[http://www.thecodeproject.com/csharp/sharppcap.asp].
[2] http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/arp.htm
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