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651 | show ap pcap status Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 6.0 Command Line Interface | Reference Guide
show ap pcap status
show ap pcap status {ap-name <ap-name>}|{bssid <bssid>}|{ip-addr <ip-addr>}
Description
Show the status of outstanding packet capture (pcap) sessions.
Syntax
Usage Guidelines
The Packet Capture (pcap) feature copies control path packets from the Dell Control Processor, providing
visibility for packets to or from the controller.This provides a useful troubleshooting tool for diagnosing
communication problems with elements such as a Radius server. You can retrieve these packets by issuing the
command tar logs, and then viewing the file filter.pcap on the controller’s flash drive.
Example
The example below shows the Packet Capture Sessions table for an AP named AP16.
The output of this command includes the following information:
Parameter Description
ap-name <ap-name> Show data for an AP with a specific name.
bssid <bssid> Show data for a specific Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) on an AP. The Basic Service Set
Identifier (BSSID) is usually the AP’s MAC address.
ip-addr <ip-addr> Show data for an AP with a specific IP address by entering its IP address in dotted-decimal
format.
(host) #show ap pcap status ap-name AP16
Packet Capture Sessions
-----------------------
pcap-id filter type intf channel max-pkt-size num-pkts status url target
------- ------ ---- ---- ------- ------------ -------- ------ --- ------
1 raw 00:1a:1e:82:ab:b0 161 in-progress
10.3.9.225/5555
Column Description
pcap-id ID number of the packet capture session.
filter Packet Capture filter specification.
type A raw packet capture type indicates that the controller is streaming raw packets to an
external viewer.
intf BSSID of the interface for the PCAP session.
channel Channel used by AP to capture packets.
max-pkt-size Maximum size of all captured packets.
num-pkts Number of packets captured during the session.
status Shows the current status of the packet-capture session.
url Packet capture data can be downloaded to this URL
target IP address of the client station running Wildpacket’s AiroPeek monitoring application