Capture Filter, TCP port only using tshark, is my command syntax correct?

Question

Hi There, I'm new to tshark, and I want to run some tests before I give it a go on our live server.

I want to catch all packets on a single tcp port number, save them over ten files each with a size of 1KB.

I've tried the following command:

tshark -p -n -i eno1 -f "tcp port 40000" -a files:10 -b files:10 filesize:1024 -w /var/log/tshark/tcpds

It appears to work, I get the following response:

tshark: A capture filter was specified both with "-f" and with additional command-line arguments.

But nothing is being saved at the location specified. I've tried it both with and without sudo, the response is the same. What am I doing wrong?

Accepted Answer

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Your second option for the -b parameter (filesize:1024) also needs a preceding -b, i.e.

tshark -p -n -i eno1 -f "tcp port 40000" -a files:10 -b files:10 -b filesize:1024 -w /var/log/tshark/tcpds

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answered 22 Apr '16, 03:34

grahamb ♦
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Thanks, I'll try that out!

(22 Apr '16, 04:46) elektrovert

You have a trillion packets.