Cisco Systems 5, NAM Creating a Software Filter, Choose Capture Packet Capture/Decode Sessions

Chapter 4 Capturing and Decoding Packet Data

Sessions

Creating a Software Filter

You can define a software filter to filter based on any of the following:

•Source host address

•Destination host address

•Network encapsulation

•VLAN or VLAN range

•Application

•Source port or port range

•Destination port or port range To create a software capture filter:

Step 1 Choose Capture > Packet Capture/Decode > Sessions.

The Configure Capture Session dialog box is displayed.

Step 2 The bottom half of the screen displays any configured Software Filters. Click the Create button at the bottom of the Software Filters area to create a new software filter.

The Software Filter Dialog (Figure 4-4) displays.

Figure 4-4 Software Filter Dialog

Step 3 Enter information in each of the fields as appropriate. See Table 4-5for descriptions of the fields.

User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0

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