This project demonstrates dynamic routing in a Mininet-based software-defined network (SDN) environment. It also simulates a DoS attack using hping3 and adapts the routing to mitigate the attack's impact by dynamically switching paths. When the attack stops, the network restores all paths.
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Install hping3
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hping3
```
Installation
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Ensure Mininet is Installed: Mininet comes pre-installed on its official virtual machine (VM). If you're using a custom setup, follow the Mininet Installation Guide.
```
git clone https://github.com/mininet/mininet
cd mininet
```
Ensure Python Dependencies: No external dependencies are required for this project.
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The main script (run_topology.py) initializes the network topology, enables IP forwarding, and listens for DoS attack signals.
sudo python3 run_topology.py
`sudo python3 run_topology.py`
You should see:
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Run the attacker script (attacker.py) to simulate a DoS attack using hping3.
sudo python3 attacker.py
`sudo python3 attacker.py`
Start Attack: The attacker script sends a 1 signal to the main script and starts flooding the target with ICMP packets using hping3.
