Capturing network traffic outside of mgmt console

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Hi Guys,

Is me installing tshark on the debian install going to interfere with the 3CX capture capabilities from the mgmt console?

I want to enable a long capture creating incremental files (tshark -i any -b filesize:10240 -w /home/wireshark/mine.pcap) to try and capture an issue which isnt easily replicated.

thanks.

 

[JohnS_3CX]

Hello,

This should not be an issue, the PBX uses a different library when it runs a capture (via tcpdump) so you can go ahead with tshark independently.

 

[eddv123]

We use TShark all the time alongside 3CX without any issues. The other captures we use outside of the management console are direct PCAP inbuilt on the phones (yealink) or mirror-port on a switch to a machine running Wireshark.

I do find the management console the best as it captures traffic from the end-point and the trunking provider (in scenarios of external calling in/outbound). It is a pain that you can only run the capture from the management console for short bursts of time, however understandable especially for larger systems.