Re: tcptrace and huge files ? (a few GB)

From: Mark Allman (mallman@grc.nasa.gov)
Date: 10/28/02

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From: Mark Allman <mallman@grc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: tcptrace and huge files ? (a few GB) 
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 23:01:13 -0500

    > On a slightly related topic, does anyone have tips for taking
    > tcpdump traces on a fairly high-speed link (say, 1-Gbps link)
    > without dropping too many packets?

    I have no experience with such links. But, on some links I have had
    good luck with cranking up the BPF buffer size (via sysctl). The
    default is usually pretty anemic. (But, I am sure this only helps
    So Much.)

    allman 

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