Monitoring Capture Progress

Owned by Yuki Bradley Kondo
Last updated: Aug 24, 2023
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The following section outlines how to monitor capture progress on the Capture Progress page.

1. Capture Preview

Preview of what is being captured. Information like the protocol/port, IP address, and other data are displayed. Shows a 10-packet preview of what is being captured in the selected port.

  • Go Back to Capturing Setup: Goes back to the capture setup page.

  • Open in New Window: Opens in a pop-up window, where you can expand the view such as
    Statistics and Filter Information.

2. Port Action

Each cell represents a single port. It shows the capacity bar and percentage, current capture file name, and start/stop status for each port.

  • Port # | Mbps: Clicking on this button will show the statics of the selected port in the Statis-
    tics panel.

  • Start Port # Capture: Start capturing on the specific numbered port. The button displayed as
    green means that capturing is not in progress.

  • Stop Port # Capture: Stop the current capture progress on the specific numbered port. The
    button displayed as red means that capturing is in progress.

3. Statistics

This shows the RMON1-based statistics per port. It also includes counters and percentage bar graphs.

  • Reset Statistics: Resets the statistics of all ports back to zero. When switched back to zero, the
    statistics display will be empty until one of the ports receives a single packet.

  • RX PKTS: Packets received by the port

  • RX Bytes: Bytes received by the port.

  • Unfiltered PKTS: Packets not captured by the port, which are rejected by a packet.

  • Overflow PKTS: Packets that were rejected, where the packet is larger than the buffer that is left
    over. Therefore, the packet is not captured and dropped.

  • Packet Size Breakdown: Packet breakdown from less than 64 bytes to more than 9000 bytes.
    This includes a bar graph reflecting the percentage. Values smaller than 1% will be rounded to
    0%.

4. Filters

The current filter setup, regardless of whether it is activated or deactivated, is displayed in this section. Scroll up or down in the panel to view the rest of the filters.

  • First Column: Filter Name, Protocol Information, and Enabled Status

  • Second Column: Protocol and Port Information

  • Third Column: IP Address Information

  • Fourth Column: Application Layer Filtering Information