Inspiration
We wanted to know how many times people visited stack overflow at a hackathon. Therefore we wanted to capture packets and track what was going on around us. Soon it changed from just tracking stackoverflow visits to tracking all http packets.
What it does
The app tracks http request that are being thrown in the current network and visualizes how many visits different websites have. Along with that we can also track the history of a specific mac address that we have detected.
How we built it
We used GO to develop the backend for sniffing packets and then passed the data to our html pages which displayed the data. The data was visualized using the d3 js library.
Challenges we ran into
It was challenging to get the right set up and environment working. Especially trying to get promiscuous and monitor mode working to allow us to grab packets.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Got promiscuous mode to work.
What we learned
Never deal with wireless packets and your wifi card when you have an operating system to do it for you.
What's next for Packet Sniffer
It will live in a corner of Github for all eternity.
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