Packet capture on Stellar AP

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Anybody knows how to do packet capture on Stellar AP? (Enterprise mode)

Thanks.

Date
04.03.2019
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Asked by zjacky

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Yes, first you need to save the capture to a file with the command:
$ssudo tcpdump -i 3 -w test-capture.pcap udp and port 53

Then you can connect using scp to the AP, to do this you can use any free tool like winscp, connect using the support account to the port 22 and then you are able to download the packet capture file to your local laptop and analyze it with any tool. Hope it helps

Date
13.03.2019
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Asked by dan
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Thanks. Can I ftp the capture out?

Date
07.03.2019
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Asked by zjacky
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You checked now that all is steady and there is no packet loss once tcpdump is executing ? About a year ago I observed heavy pkt loss. Hope it's ok now. Let us know pls.

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Date
07.03.2019
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Asked by ahbekka
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Such command should be definitively written in a troubleshooting guide!

Date
07.03.2019
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Asked by oma-stellar
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By the way this method works on every mode, I mean on Express and Enterprise.
Just to complete the previous answer....

Date
06.03.2019
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Asked by dan
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Hi, you can connect with the support account to the AP and then execute the following command:

$ssudo tcpdump -i 3 udp and port 53

In this example you will be capturing just the DNS traffic, the -i 3 attribute means that you are listening on the br-wan interface which is the interface you need to listen to see all the traffic.
Hope this can help you.

Date
05.03.2019
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Asked by dan
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