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Tcpdump

Packets dropping

P Performance Medium

🔴 Error Message

Kernel dropping packets during capture

📖 What This Means

Cannot process packets fast enough.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Increase buffer: tcpdump -B 4096
  2. Write to file: tcpdump -w capture.pcap
  3. Use BPF filter to reduce volume