https://github.com/egithinji/pingu

A playground for implementing network protocols and utilities in Rust
https://github.com/egithinji/pingu

arp icmp ipv4 ping rust rust-lang tcp

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A playground for implementing network protocols and utilities in Rust

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/egithinji/pingu
• Owner: egithinji
• Created: 2022-05-15T16:32:42.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-23T13:52:05.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-07T07:58:46.487Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: arp, icmp, ipv4, ping, rust, rust-lang, tcp
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 154 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# pingu

Pingu is a playground for implementing network protocols and utilities in Rust. For any utility, the aim is to successfully communicate with a real world host. For example it contains an implementation of [ ping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_(networking_utility)), that aims to satisfy pages 14 and 15 of [RFC 792](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc792):

![Screenshot](docs/images/pingu_screenshot.png)

## Why

The idea is to learn-by-doing with regards to network protocols and writing Rust code. An implementation is complete when tested against a real host on a network.

## (Roughly) implemented so far

* [x] Arp

* [x] Ipv4

* [x] Ping

* [x] TCP handshake

* [ ] TCP

* [ ] UDP

* [ ] ...

## Contributions

Contributions of code/feedback/ideas to the playground are very welcome. E.g. if you want to practice implementing a network tool/protocol in Rust.

## Todo

* [ ] Add build instructions to Readme.