Creating a packet with Scapy

As we know, the basic unit of network communication is a packet. So we can start by creating a packet with Scapy. Scapy creates packets in layers; each layer is nested inside its parent layer.

Getting ready

As we require a Scapy module to be installed in the environment, make sure to install it with the pip command:

pip install scapy  

After installation, make sure it's working by issuing the scapy command in your Terminal:

scapy
Welcome to Scapy (3.0.0)
>>>  

This will open up an interactive Terminal for Scapy. You can also use this for basic debugging of Scapy scripts. A list of all the protocols supported by Scapy is as follows:

>>> ls()  

Similarly, we can get the details...