Tcpdump - Revision history

Pbug: ethereal -> wireshark

2012-10-09T09:21:34Z

ethereal -> wireshark

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	tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ [[sniffer]]. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.		tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ [[sniffer]]. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.

	In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works. If you're looking for a [[GUI]] sniffer, you might want to try [[~~Ethereal~~]] instead.		In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works. If you're looking for a [[GUI]] sniffer, you might want to try [[Wireshark]] instead.

	This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.1.6 on the rl0 interface.		This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.1.6 on the rl0 interface.

Pbug: /* Sample tcpdump */ spelling

2011-11-19T17:20:42Z

Sample tcpdump: spelling

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	== Sample tcpdump ==		== Sample tcpdump ==

	Here of an[[DNS]] packet.		Here of a [[DNS]] packet.

	[[File:Nsd-answer-centroid-eu.jpg]]		[[File:Nsd-answer-centroid-eu.jpg]]

Pbug: more pictures

2011-11-19T17:19:55Z

more pictures

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	One good use for tcpdump is checking whether a certain daemon has enabled encryption, such as a mail server. Periodic checking the headers and payload with tcpdump should ensure that sendmail doesn't drop into a non-encrypted mode if ever.		One good use for tcpdump is checking whether a certain daemon has enabled encryption, such as a mail server. Periodic checking the headers and payload with tcpdump should ensure that sendmail doesn't drop into a non-encrypted mode if ever.


			== Sample tcpdump ==

			Here of an[[DNS]] packet.

			[[File:Nsd-answer-centroid-eu.jpg]]

Pbug: /* Debugging with Tcpdump */ payload was missing

2009-08-09T09:34:49Z

Debugging with Tcpdump: payload was missing

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	== Debugging with Tcpdump ==		== Debugging with Tcpdump ==

	One good use for tcpdump is checking whether a certain daemon has enabled encryption, such as a mail server. Periodic checking the headers and with tcpdump should ensure that sendmail doesn't drop into a non-encrypted mode if ever.		One good use for tcpdump is checking whether a certain daemon has enabled encryption, such as a mail server. Periodic checking the headers and payload with tcpdump should ensure that sendmail doesn't drop into a non-encrypted mode if ever.

Pbug at 09:39, 1 February 2008

2008-02-01T09:39:16Z

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	0080: 3420 2855 6e69 7829 2050 4850 2f34 2e34 4 (Unix) PHP/4.4		0080: 3420 2855 6e69 7829 2050 4850 2f34 2e34 4 (Unix) PHP/4.4
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			== Debugging with Tcpdump ==

			One good use for tcpdump is checking whether a certain daemon has enabled encryption, such as a mail server. Periodic checking the headers and with tcpdump should ensure that sendmail doesn't drop into a non-encrypted mode if ever.

Pbug at 00:08, 10 December 2005

2005-12-10T00:08:12Z

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	which uses an even more verbose output, includes the link-level header for each line, as well as the delta (in micro-seconds) between current and previous lines.		which uses an even more verbose output, includes the link-level header for each line, as well as the delta (in micro-seconds) between current and previous lines.

			If you're looking to display packet contents use the -X flag with tcpdump:

			# tcpdump -v -n -i pppoe0 -X -s 1500
			01:04:44.228678 206.248.137.44.80 > 85.75.108.156.29295: P [tcp sum ok] 4917:5584(667) ack 3102 win 32806 <nop,nop,timestamp 61552946 2629671755> (DF) (ttl 54, id 58262, len 719)
			0000: 0021 4500 02cf e396 4000 3606 4486 cef8 .!E..Ïã.@.6.D.Îø
			0010: 892c 554b 6c9c 0050 726f 6f2a 2530 f14f .,UKl..Proo*%0ñO
			0020: 5d33 8018 8026 d64f 0000 0101 080a 03ab ]3...&ÖO.......«
			0030: 3932 9cbd 9b4b 4854 5450 2f31 2e31 2032 92.½.KHTTP/1.1 2
			0040: 3030 204f 4b0d 0a44 6174 653a 2053 6174 00 OK..Date: Sat
			0050: 2c20 3130 2044 6563 2032 3030 3520 3030 , 10 Dec 2005 00
			0060: 3a30 353a 3237 2047 4d54 0d0a 5365 7276 :05:27 GMT..Serv
			0070: 6572 3a20 4170 6163 6865 2f31 2e33 2e33 er: Apache/1.3.3
			0080: 3420 2855 6e69 7829 2050 4850 2f34 2e34 4 (Unix) PHP/4.4
			...

Franks at 20:01, 8 December 2005

2005-12-08T20:01:21Z

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	tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ sniffer. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.		tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ [[sniffer]]. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.

	In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works. If you're looking for a [[GUI]] sniffer, you might want to try [[Ethereal]] instead.		In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works. If you're looking for a [[GUI]] sniffer, you might want to try [[Ethereal]] instead.

Franks at 20:00, 8 December 2005

2005-12-08T20:00:54Z

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	tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ sniffer. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.		tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ sniffer. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.

	In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works.		In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works. If you're looking for a [[GUI]] sniffer, you might want to try [[Ethereal]] instead.

	This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.1.6 on the rl0 interface.		This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.1.6 on the rl0 interface.

Franks at 19:57, 8 December 2005

2005-12-08T19:57:14Z

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	In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works.		In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works.

	This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.2.6 on the rl0 interface.		This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.1.6 on the rl0 interface.
	# tcpdump -i rl0 host 192.168.1.6		# tcpdump -i rl0 host 192.168.1.6

Franks at 19:57, 8 December 2005

2005-12-08T19:57:01Z

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	tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ sniffer. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.		tcpdump is a [[OSI]] layer 2+ sniffer. It'll sniff [[Ethernet]], [[PPP]], and [[SLIP]]. The name is misleading since [[TCP]] is on [[OSI]] layer 4. tcpdump uses a library called [[libpcap]] which is a library that implements datalink (layer 2) capturing facilities. In [[BSD]] libpcap uses the [[bpf]] interface to access the data link.

	In [[~~OpenBSD~~]] one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works.		In [[UBO]]s, one can only use tcpdump as [[root]]. This is a new implementation to ensure that privilege seperation works.

			This example shows all traffic from host 192.168.2.6 on the rl0 interface.
			# tcpdump -i rl0 host 192.168.1.6

	Here is an example of seeing [[ICMP]] packets of type 8 (ECHO REQUEST or [[ping]] packets):		Here is an example of seeing [[ICMP]] packets of type 8 (ECHO REQUEST or [[ping]] packets):