Python Penetration Testing Cookbook

How to do it...

To understand the layering in Scapy, we can go through the following steps:

1. We can get the details of a packet and its layered structure using the show() method. We can use the interactive Terminal for inspecting and determining more about each packet's structure. Open up the Terminal and type the following:

>>> scapy  

Next, create a packet and show its details, as follows:

>>> pkt = Ether()/IP(dst='192.168.1.1')/TCP(dport=80)
>>> pkt.show()  

Then it will print out the structure of the packet we created:

Even if we don't provide the source addresses, Scapy automatically assigns the source address.

2. We can get the summary ...