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To stop the network trace, do either a Ctrl-E, or select 'Stop' from the 'Capture' menu.įinally, use the 'File' -> 'Export' -> 'File' menu to save the output to a file. When using different versions of Wireshark, some menu options might be different. This particular capture was performed using Wireshark 1.6.7 on Windows 2003 Server running a rootDSE search run from the native host to a Windows guest virtual machine. When the operation is completed, you should see packets captured in wireshark like this: Run what operation it is that needs to be traced. This will begin tracing network packets with a source or destination port of 389 and only for local box. You can also specify a capture file in the 'Capture File(s)' entry field in the same dialog, if you want to save immediately. in the resulting dialogue, deselect the 'Capture packets in promiscuous mode' if it is selected (we only care about traffic coming and going from this host):Īnd in the field next to the 'Capture Filter' button, enter a filter, if desired, eg: 'port 389':Īnd then start the capturing by selecting the 'Start' button from the same dialog. In the 'Interfaces' menu, select the 'Options' button for the interface the traffic will be coming in on. Once wireshark is installed and the GUI is running, click on the 'Capture' menu and select the 'Interfaces' submenu. Search via your favorite search engine for 'Wireshark' to find out where to download it from, and how to install it. This technote requires Wireshark (formerly known as ethereal) to be installed on your Windows computer.

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