Concept Guide

show ap packet capture
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
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.
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.
(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
The output of this command includes the following information:
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.
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