analyze traffic remotely over ssh w/ wireshark
ssh root@example.com tcpdump -w - 'port !22' | wireshark -k -i -
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When using tcpdump, specify -U option to prevent buffering.
13ssh root@HOST tcpdump -U -s0 -w - 'not port 22' | wireshark -k -i - -
Then hit ^C to stop, get the file by scp, and you can now use wireshark like this :
wireshark /tmp/sniff.pcapIf you have tshark on remote host, you could use that :wireshark -k -i <(ssh -l root <REMOTE HOST> tshark -w - not tcp port 22)The last snippet comes from http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/Pipes Show Sample Output6tcpdump -v -i <INTERFACE> -s 0 -w /tmp/sniff.pcap port <PORT> # On the remote side -
Please check out my blog article on this for more detail. http://jdubb.net/blog/2009/08/07/monitor-wireshark-capture-real-time-on-remote-host-via-ssh/
3mkfifo /tmp/fifo; ssh-keygen; ssh-copyid root@remotehostaddress; sudo ssh root@remotehost "tshark -i eth1 -f 'not tcp port 22' -w -" > /tmp/fifo &; sudo wireshark -k -i /tmp/fifo; -
commandline for mac os x
3ssh user@server.com sudo tcpdump -i eth0 -w - 'port 80'| /Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/Resources/bin/wireshark -k -i - -
analyze traffic remotely over ssh w/ wireshark When using tcpdump, specify -U option to prevent buffering and -iany to see all interfaces. Show Sample Output
0ssh root@HOST tcpdump -iany -U -s0 -w - 'not port 22' | wireshark -k -i -
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ssh user@remotehost 'sudo tshark -f "port 80" -w -' | wireshark -k -i -Thanks!