pcapfix
repairs corrupted packet captures
TLDR
Fix corrupted pcap
$ pcapfix [corrupted.pcap]
Fix and save to new file$ pcapfix -o [fixed.pcap] [corrupted.pcap]
Verbose output$ pcapfix -v [corrupted.pcap]
Deep scan mode$ pcapfix -d [corrupted.pcap]
SYNOPSIS
pcapfix [options] file
DESCRIPTION
pcapfix repairs corrupted packet captures. Fixes pcap and pcapng files.The tool recovers network captures. Handles truncation and corruption.
PARAMETERS
FILE
Corrupted pcap file.-o OUTPUT
Output file.-v
Verbose mode.-d
Deep scan.-n
Fix pcapng files.
INSTALL
sudo apt install pcapfix
nix profile install nixpkgs#pcapfix
CAVEATS
May not recover all data. Backup originals. Supports pcap and pcapng.
HISTORY
pcapfix was created for recovering corrupted packet capture files.