
Troubleshooting Routers
B-2
You can use Packet Capture to do the following:
• Copy all incoming packets, outgoing packets, or both.
• Filter and copy incoming packets, outgoing packets, or both.
• Filter incoming packets, outgoing packets, or both, and copy only selected
contents of those packets.
You can terminate Packet Capture as follows:
• Enter a command to terminate it immediately.
• Configure it to terminate itself when the Packet Capture file fills.
• Configure it to terminate itself when it matches a portion of an incoming or
outgoing packet to a hexadecimal number or character string that you specify.
After Packet Capture terminates, you can choose one of the following options to
examine the file. To take advantage of the maximum number of features for
viewing a file, select the first option in the list that identifies the tools that you
have available.
• If a Network General Sniffer is available, use the Optivity Internetwork 6.1
Tap software, FTP, TFTP, or XMODEM to transfer a copy of the Packet
Capture file from the router to a UNIX workstation or DOS PC. You can then
use one of the following methods to convert the file for processing by a
Network General Sniffer:
— Use Tap to convert the file on a UNIX workstation.
— Use the Packet Convert utility to convert the file on a Sun workstation or
DOS PC.
Save the converted file on a DOS-formatted diskette and insert the diskette in
a Network General Sniffer for analysis.
Using a Network General Sniffer to view a Packet Capture file allows you to
view each packet in a readable format. If one is available, we recommend that
you use it to read Packet Capture files. Refer to Using Optivity Internetwork
6.1 for the Tap instructions, or to this appendix for the Packet Convert
instructions, and refer to the Network General Sniffer manual to read the file.
• If Optivity Internetwork 6.1 or later is available, and you can use it to
establish a remote connection to the router, use the Optivity Tap application to
transfer a copy of the Packet Capture file from the router, and display the
packets in hexadecimal, summary, or decoded formats.
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