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@@ -11,4 +11,12 @@ reproduce the real-world anomalies that appear on production networks
etc.), tcpreplay allows for exact replication of real traffic seen on real
networks.
-WWW: http://www.anzen.com/research/nidsbench/
+Tcpprep is tcpreplay with patches can send traffic out two network cards,
+however it requires the calculations be done in real-time. These calculations
+can be expensive and can significantly reduce the throughput of tcpreplay.
+
+tcpprep is a libpcap pre-processor for tcpreplay which enables this
+feature in tcpreplay, and significantly increases throughput through
+the use of a cache file.
+
+WWW: http://synfin.net/aturner/tcpreplay/