Specifications

Chapter 13 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Tracing Packets
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Packets Stored in a Log File
Follow these steps to view traced packets stored in a log file:
Step 1 Browse to the Event Handling Setup page. Follow this link path to the Event
Handling Setup page:
a. On the Summary Status page, click Setup.
b. On the Setup page, click Event Handling under Event Log.
Step 2 Click Headers Only to view only the packet headers; click All Data to view all
the collected packet information.
Step 3 A File Download window appears asking if you want to save the [access point
name]_trace.log file or open it. Choose to save or open the file and click OK.
A portion of the Headers Only packet trace file might look like this example:
===Beginning of AP_North Detailed Trace Log===
04:46:14 +17174.384615 Station Alert: 00:01:64:43:ef:41Aironet:40:6f:e6Aironet:40:6f:e6
0x0000
04:47:37 + 83.326923 Station Alert: 00:01:64:43:ef:41Aironet:40:6f:e6Aironet:36:14:5a
0x0000
04:49:06 + 88.307692 Station Alert: 00:01:64:43:ef:41Aironet:40:6f:e6broadcastARP
04:49:06 + 0.000000 Station Alert: 00:05:31:d3:c0:0900:01:64:43:ef:41ARP
04:49:06 + 0.000000 Station Alert: 00:01:64:43:ef:41Aironet:40:6f:e600:05:31:d3:c0:09IP
IPv4 UDP ID=0x14f2 totalLen=96 10.84.139.164 -> ne-wins.cisco.com
04:49:06 + 0.230769 Station Alert: 00:05:31:d3:c0:0900:01:64:43:ef:41IP IPv4 UDP
ID=0xb0b4 totalLen=90 ne-wins.cisco.com -> 10.84.139.164
04:49:06 + 0.019231 Station Alert: 00:01:64:43:ef:41Aironet:40:6f:e600:05:31:d3:c0:09IP
IPv4 UDP ID=0x14f3 totalLen=96 10.84.139.164 -> ne-wins.cisco.com
04:49:06 + 0.192308 Station Alert: 00:05:31:d3:c0:0900:01:64:43:ef:41IP IPv4 UDP
ID=0xb2b4 totalLen=90 ne-wins.cisco.com -> 10.84.139.164
===End of AP_North Detailed Trace Log===
A portion of the All Data packet trace file might look like this example:
===Beginning of AP_North Detailed Trace Log===
04:46:14 +17174.384615 Station Alert:
00:01:64:43:ef:41[Aironet]00:40:96:40:6f:e6[Aironet]00:40:96:40:6f:e6 0x0000
00 4a 40 81 00 40 96 40 6f e6 00 01 64 43 ef 41 01 7f 00 04 5f 00 00 40 96 40 6f e6 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 54 8b a4 00 00 44 57 49 4c 4c 2d 49 42 4d 2d 57 32 4b 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 |.J@..@.@o...dC.A..._..@.@o............T....JCOOL-IBM-W2K.........|
04:47:37 + 83.326923 Station Alert:
00:01:64:43:ef:41[Aironet]00:40:96:40:6f:e6[Aironet]00:40:96:36:14:5a 0x0000