2.6. Dump API¶

The Dump API exposes functions to query or modify interface disk dump preferences.

Functions

function liveCapture(string host)¶

Starts a live packet capture from the selected interface.

Return

Success, or nil in case of failure.

Parameters

host: host/host@vlan to restrict capture only to the selected host. If nil, all interface traffic will be captured

function dumpLiveCaptures()¶

Dump active live captures for the specified web user.