Hi,


I got a strange error from tcpdump which I cannot reproduce and I can't seem to find anything about it online.

The exact command I ran was this:
Error I received:
Even though I had the output limited to 10 packets only, the error was constantly being outputted to the terminal, forcing me to break it with CTRL+C.

I ran the command again to see if I can reproduce the error, but it ran fine and displayed 10 packets as instructed.

The machine is a SLES 11 SP1 x86_64 with tcpdump 3.9.8-1.21.

Does anyone have any clue what the above error means? Should I be concerned about this?

Hi,

You can dump the traffic to a file and post here, is only 10 packets . On the other hand, try to use wireshark also to see if is an issue with tcpdump. I know they use pcap for capture but your error looks like something on the decoders, probably due to the traffic on your device

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Hey, camp0,


Yes, you are right. I can dump to a file. However, I can't reproduce that error. I have been running that command a few times and it ran just fine. If it happens again, I'll come back with an update. Maybe even a captured file.

Thanks!