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179 | ap packet-capture Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| Reference Guide
The following commands start an interactive packet capture session for the AP ap1.
#ap packet-capture open-port 5555
#ap packet-capture interactive ap-name ap1 "type eq all" 192.168.0.3 5555 radio 0
The output of the command in the example below displays packet capture session statistics for the AP ap1. In
this example, the output has been divided into multiple sections to better fit on the pages of this document. In
the actual command-line interface, it will appear in a single, long table.
#show ap packet-capture status ap-name ap1
Packet Capture Sessions at ap1, IP 10.3.44.167
----------------------------------------------
pcap-id filter type intf channel max-pkts
------- ------ ---- ---- ------- --------
1 type eq all interactive 6c:f3:7f:ba:65:70 153 0
max-pkt-size num-pkts status url target Radio ID
------------ -------- ------ ------ ------
65536 3759 in-progress 192.168.0.3/5555 0
Related Commands
To view the status of outstanding packet capture (pcap) sessions, use show ap packet capture.
Command History
Version Change
ArubaOS3.0 Command Introduced
ArubaOS3.4 The maxlen parameter was introduced, and the pcap start command
deprecated.
ArubaOS6.2 Name changed from pcap to ap packet capture.
Command Information
Platforms Licensing Command Mode
All platforms Base operating system Works in Access Point, Air Monitor, and
Spectrum Monitor modes on all AP
models in enable mode.