Open Sniffer And Python

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Sewio released beta version of Python library for Open Sniffer. It includes all necessary API for remote control of Open Sniffer.

You can downloaded it from here.

Example Receive Data

# Import everything from opensniffer module
from opensniffer import *

# Main
def main():

# Create opensniffer class object (use sniffer string coded IP address as parameter)
sniffer = OpenSniffer(‘10.10.10.2’)

# Print sniffer IP address
print ‘\nSniffer IP\n-> ‘ + sniffer.IP
# Print sniffer MAC address
print ‘\nSniffer MAC\n-> ‘ + sniffer.MAC
# Print sniffer FW version
print ‘\nSniffer FW\n-> ‘ + sniffer.FW

# Set band to listen on (bands are defined globally in module)
sniffer.setBand(ISM2420)

# Read bytes (this method is non blocking and returns up to passed number or bytes from socket, returns ” when socket is empty)
data = sniffer.readBytes(1024).encode(‘hex’)
# Print out
print ‘\nReceived\n-> ‘ + str(data)

# Return
return 0

# Call main
if __name__ == ‘__main__’:
# Jump to main
main()

Example Send Data

# Import everything from opensniffer module
from opensniffer import *

# Main
def main():

# Variables
repeat = 10
payload = ‘010203’

# Create opensniffer class object (use sniffer string coded IP address as parameter)
sniffer = OpenSniffer(‘10.10.10.2’)

# Inject (takes band, repeat[how many times to send payload], payload[what to send as hexcoded string] as parameters)
sniffer.injectBytes(ISM2420, repeat, payload)
# Print out
print ‘\nInjecting\n-> ‘ + payload

# Return
return 0

# Call main
if __name__ == ‘__main__’:
# Jump to main
main()

Module documentation

@ Brief ===================================================================

This is Sewio networks opensniffer python 2.7 module package. It
serves as wrapper for Open Sniffer configuration webpage.

@ Notes ===================================================================

* Initial release of the package
* Package is written for python 2.7 (must be already installed)
* For now only works under windows
* Socket automatically binds to LAN controller address on module
import
* This API was build and tested on windows 7, since later windowses
have more strict socket policies, executing scripts that use this
API on them will require elevation.
* Multiple sniffers can be connected at the same time (via switch
for instance) as long as they have different IP address. but note
that must have same subnet.
* Currently only default modulations for each band are used.

@ Dir =====================================================================

In order to install package (python 2.7 already installed and
added to path), unzip OpenSniffer-0.1.zip open command line,
cd to OpenSniffer-0.1 dir and run

> python setup.py install

In order to test that module works, try one of provided examples

@ Examples ================================================================

Downloaded zip should contain three examples

send.py -> Shows how to use sniffer injection mode to send
data to selected band, payload and how many times
it should be sent can be changed.

receive.py -> Shows how to use API to receive data. Band must be
selected beforehand (For list of bands scroll
down).

@ Class ===================================================================

No functions are standalone. In order to begin create OpenSniffer
class object first (constructor takes string coded IP as parameter)

> sniffer = OpenSniffer(‘10.10.10.2’)

* Note that due to fact how windows work, it would be unpractical
to change socket address during script execution. Unfortunalety
this means, that if any different address is required following
steps must be done:

1. Go to Open Sniffer website in browser and in settings
change IP address to desired, also change gateway and host
IP address (they must be same). This is the initial
release of the API, for right now please use default UDP
port 17754, since API currently does not have means of
changing it from default.

2. In Win go to Control panel -> Network and sharing Center ->
Change adapter settings -> right click on Local Area
Connection -> Properties -> left click onInternet Protocol
Version 4 -> Properties -> Hit use following IP address and
change IP adress to one that’s been used as both gateway
and host address on open sniffer -> hit ok.

3. API currently works in a way, that on module import python
finds out current LAN IP address and binds to it.

@ Methods =================================================================

This reference gives overview of curently available class methods

def __init__(self, address):

@ Brief
Construtor, it’s called on instance creation,
obtains basic data from sniffer with given
address. (IP, MAC, FW).

@ Param
address -> string coded IP Address of Open
Sniffer

@ Example
sniffer = OpenSniffer(‘10.10.10.2’)

def getInfo(self):

@ Brief
Gets data from Open Sniffer (MAC, FW), is called in
constuctor, so new instances already know who they
are.

@ Example
sniffef.getInfo()

def setBand(self, band):

@ Brief
Sets band to listen on when using readBytes method

@ Param
band -> One of the macros that are at the
bottom of this file must be used.

@ Return
Bool (True if change successful, False otherwise)

@ Example
sniffer.setBand(EUROPE868)

def injectBytes(self, band, repeat=100, payload=’010203′):

@ Brief
Injects given payload, given number times on given
band (default ‘010203’ hundred times)

@ Param
band -> One of the bands (list at bottom)
must be suplied.
repeat -> Number of times to send payload
default vale = 100
payload -> String coded hexadecimal
representation of bytes to use as
payload default = ‘010203’

@ Return
Bool (True if injected properly, False otherwise)

@ Example
# Sends 0x01 0x02 0x03 hundred times
sniffer.injectBytes(ISM2405)

# Sends 0xAA 0xBB 0xCC twenty times
sniffer.injectBytes(AMERICA906, 20, ‘AABBCC’)

def readBytes(self, num):

@ Brief
Returns up to given number of bytes at band that
has to be selected in advance by calling setBand.
This function is non-blocking and returns what’s
available in socket immediately. In orded to
Receive larger chunks it’s advised to use multiple
calls and append data together.

@ Param
num -> Number of bytes that should be read
(due to way how sockets work, it is
advised to use factors of 2 eg 128)

@ Return
String (String coded hexadecimal, if no bytes are
read returns ”)

@ Example
sniffer.readBytes(1024)

@ Variables ===============================================================

Class variables unique for each sniffer

sniffer.IP -> String coded Open Sniffer IP Address.
sniffer.MAC -> String coded Open Sniffer MAC Address.
sniffer.FW -> String coded Open Sniffer current FW version.

@ Bands ===================================================================

Band macros are in format XY wheye X is region and Y is frequency
* note right now only default modulation for each band is available

@ Chinese bands

CHINA780, CHINA782, CHINA784, CHINA786

@ European band

EUROPE868

@ American bands

AMERICA906, AMERICA908, AMERICA910, AMERICA912, AMERICA914,
AMERICA916, AMERICA918, AMERICA920, AMERICA922, AMERICA924

@ ISM2.4GHZ band

ISM2405, ISM2410, ISM2415, ISM2420, ISM2425, ISM2430
ISM2435, ISM2440, ISM2445, ISM2450, ISM2455, ISM2460
ISM2465, ISM2470, ISM2475, ISM2480

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