How do I read and write raw ip packets from java on a mac?

What would be the easiest way to be able to send and receive raw network packets. Do I have to write my own JNI wrapping of some c API, and in that case what API am I looking for?

EDIT: I want to be able to do what wireshark does, i.e. record all incomming packets on an interface, and in addition be able to send back my own created packets. And I want to do it on a mac.

Solution 1:

If you start with the idea that you need something like a packet sniffer, you'll want to look at http://netresearch.ics.uci.edu/kfujii/jpcap/doc/.

Solution 2:

My best bet so far seems to be the BPF api and to write a thin JNI wrapper

Solution 3:

Raw Socket for Java is a request for JDK for a looong long time. See the request here. There's a long discussion there where you can look for workarounds and solutions. I once needed this for a simple PING operation, but I can't remember how I resolved this. Sorry :)