tcpkill(8)

kill TCP connections on a LAN

Section 8 dsniff bookworm source

Description

TCPKILL

NAME

tcpkill - kill TCP connections on a LAN

SYNOPSIS

tcpkill [-i interface] [-1...9] expression

DESCRIPTION

tcpkill kills specified in-progress TCP connections (useful for libnids-based applications which require a full TCP 3-whs for TCB creation).

OPTIONS

-i interface

Specify the interface to listen on.

-1...9

Specify the degree of brute force to use in killing a connection. Fast connections may require a higher number in order to land a RST in the moving receive window. Default is 3.

expression

Specify a tcpdump(8) filter expression to select the connections to kill.

SEE ALSO

dsniff(8), tcpnice(8)

AUTHOR

Dug Song <dugsong@monkey.org>

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