
Using the Technician Interface to Configure and Run Packet Capture
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3. Access the directory containing the Packet Convert utility.
4. Enter the following command to convert the file:
pktconv
<filename>
Packet Capture creates a new file that you can copy to a DOS-formatted
diskette and insert in the Sniffer. The name of the file begins with the Packet
Capture file name and ends with the extension the Sniffer requires.
Examples
• For a CSMA/CD Packet Capture file named PCAP0400, enter the
following:
pktconv pcap0400
Packet Convert creates a Sniffer file named PCAP0400.ENC.
• For a token ring Packet Capture file named PCAP0300, enter the
following:
pktconv pcap0300
Packet Convert creates a Sniffer file named PCAP0300.TRC.
• For a synchronous Packet Capture file named PCAP0200, enter the
following:
pktconv pcap0200
Packet Convert creates a Sniffer file named PCAP0200.SYC.
• For a FDDI Packet Capture file named PCAP0500, enter the following:
pktconv pcap0500
Packet Convert creates a Sniffer file named PCAP0500.FDC.
Reference Guide to Packet Capture
This reference guide contains the following sections:
• “Displa
ying the Packet Capture Attribute Names and Numbers”
Note: If you use PPP, the file will convert, but you must use the Sniffer
Protocol Forcing option in order to decode the packets.
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