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How does one capture packets from a Android tablet

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I very new to Wireshark and would appreciate any help. The unit im trying to capture from is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.

asked 26 Oct '16, 18:58

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If you dont root the device, then tPacketCapture app can be used (it starts a VPN service on top since only root user can access the captures), it has a lot of limitations such as DNS traffic can not be captured just to mention one.

If you root the device, then you can run the normal tcpdump binary or any app wrapping the tcpdump binary (shark for root for instance).

answered 27 Oct '16, 02:41

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