

Configure and start a packet capture switch-1#monitor capture PACKET interface Gi1/0/10 both access-list PACKET-ACLģ. Switch-1(config-ext-nacl)#permit ip host 172.16.10.10 host 10.10.10.10 Please note that having deny ip any any at the end has resulted in packets not being captured, so please don't add deny statement at the end.Ģ. Configure the ACL (optional) switch-1(config)#ip access-list extended PACKET-ACL Packet capture is configured in exec mode so, the configuration is not stored within the running-configuration and will not remain in place after a system reload.ġ.
CAPTURE IPHONE TRAFFIC WIRESHARK HOW TO
The following example shows, how to capture all the traffic between the laptop and both servers. The capture can be performed on physical interfaces, sub-interfaces, and tunnel interfaces. The captures can also be exported as a pcap file to allow for further analysis. Once the packets are captured and saved, they can be viewed in a summary or detailed view on the CLI.

The packets are then stored in a buffer temporarily or you can optionally save them to the local flash.

Once you configured the capture, the switch/router captures the packets sent and received. The process is very straightforward and only takes a couple of minutes to set it up. This enables us to easily take captures directly from the switch and export them for analysis. And that is why I wanted to write this article, to give a brief explanation on how to expose a remote virtual interface on an iOS device and then run a packet capture from that interface.The Embedded Packet Capture feature was introduced in IOS-XE 15.2(4)S. This is a true look at your network traffic from the TCP level, no matter if your traffic is over cellular or WiFi. Exposing a virtual interface allows you to directly capture TCP traffic that is flowing in and out of the device's network interface. Luckily, within the last week, I learned that there is a way to expose a remote virtual interface on a iOS device from macOS. Also, capturing TCP traffic at the router level does not give you a true perspective of what your cellular traffic looks like as WiFi traffic is often much faster. Capturing packets at the router level casts a wide net and you end up capturing a lot of noise at the router level that can make debugging iOS TCP traffic very time consuming. Often the best option you have is to perform a packet capture at the router level, but this presents it’s own set of challenges. There are fantastic tools built into Xcode that allow you to to see the data flowing in and out of the device, but troubleshooting network activity at the TCP level can be difficult. Debugging network activity on an iOS device can be challenging.
