ethernet
A Go package for marshaling and unmarshaling IEEE 802.3 Ethernet II frames and IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags.
What is ethernet?
ethernet is a Go library that implements marshaling and unmarshaling of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet II frames and IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags. It provides a low-level API for constructing, parsing, and manipulating raw Ethernet packets directly in Go applications. This solves the need for programmatic control over Ethernet frame structures without relying on external C libraries or system calls.
Go developers working on network monitoring tools, packet analyzers, custom networking stacks, or security applications that require raw Ethernet frame manipulation.
Developers choose ethernet because it offers a pure Go, dependency-free implementation that is idiomatic, efficient, and closely follows IEEE standards. It simplifies low-level network programming in Go by providing a clean API for Ethernet operations that would otherwise require complex byte handling.
Overview
Package ethernet implements marshaling and unmarshaling of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet II frames and IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags. MIT Licensed.
Use Cases
Best For
- Building network packet sniffers or analyzers in Go
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