tcpdump

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Tcpdump prints out a description of the contents of packets on a network interface that match the boolean expression. Many flags need root permissions to run.

Install

# apt install tcpdump

Flags

Flag Description
-D List all interfaces.
-i Interface, eth1, any.
-C Max file size to save, -C100, 100 meg, all files will have subsequent numbers.
-W Limit the number of files, -W5, use with -C.
-w Output file name.
-Z User, -Z root.
-r Read the output file.
-c Packets captured, -c100.

List all interfaces

# tcpdump -D

Interface, user, file size, rotation, output file

# tcpdump -i eth0 -Z root -C300 -W4 -w $HOSTNAME-tcpdump.pcap
# tcpdump -r zyklonB-tcpdump.pcap