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atomicdog_7107
Nimbostratus
Mar 28, 2012tcpdump using a free interface
Hey guys,
I'm wondering if it is possible to do a tcpdump on an interface that is not in use by LTM. so typically where you would set up ''tcpdump -i etc', I'm wanting to use an available...
atomicdog_7107
Nimbostratus
Mar 28, 2012Not sure actually... I would have to test that, that might work. What I'm trying to do is have an interface (like eth16) in promiscuous mode, so that any traffic that ingresses the port (from a span port on a switch) will be captured. Usually you wouldn't have a VLAN associated with a port in promiscuous mode, but have a dummy VLAN there that isn't in use anywhere else might trick it as long as the LTM doesn't discard the traffic because there is no tag. Hmm... Lemme try your approach and see what happens :) I'll let you know shortly!
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