L-IP User Manual
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LOYTEC
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Figure 154: Packet capture statistics.
Verify that the Ethernet ports are listed in the
Available capture ports
table and that the
Remote capture
status for these ports reads
Disconnected
.
To log offline without a Wireshark attached to the device, click the check box
Local
Capture
. The device will then start capturing packets and stores them in a ring buffer. The
log file can be downloaded by clicking on the button
Download capture files
. This stores a
ZIP archive of the packet capture to your local hard drive. Capture files can be cleared by
clicking
Clear Files
. After a reboot all local capture files are lost.
For local Ethernet capture additional capture filters can be added to narrow down the
amount of logged packets to those of interest. Select the line Ethernet port line and enter a
basic filter expression at the bottom of the page. Then click on
Add
and add more filters.
Finally click on
Save Filters
to store and activate the local capture filters. Figure 155 shows
an example filter for packets with IP address 192.168.24.100.
Figure 155: Adding local Ethernet capture filters.
13.9.3 Run Wireshark Remote Capture
The remote packet capture requires the use of Wireshark 1.6.11 with WinPCAP 4.1.2.
Please update your Wireshark installation to this version or use a newer Wireshark version.
To add a remote capture port
1.
Open Wireshark and choose the menu
Capture
Options…
. This opens the
Capture Options
dialog as shown in Figure 156.