Capturing Network Packets Parent topic

Capture packets to analyze traffic on selected interfaces or a single interface.

Procedure

  1. Go to the AdministrationDiagnostics and click Packet Capture.
  2. Select the appropriate interface(s) from the Interface column.
  3. Complete the following fields:
    • Specify IP address on which to capture packets
    • Specify a port on which to capture packets
    • Size Limit (MB) (Default: 500MB)
    • Timeout (minutes) (Default: 30 minutes)
  4. Click Start Capture.
    The elapsed time displays. The capture stops when the maximum files size of 500MB is reached, unless a smaller size was configured for the Capture packet limit (MB) option.
  5. If necessary, click Stop Capture to stop the packet capture before reaching the maximum file size.
  6. When the capture finishes, check the check box of the captured file and select an action:
    • Click the icon in the Action column and open or the capture file.
    • Click the Delete icon to delete the selected generated files.