AIX iptrace Recipe

1. Review the security and performance implications of network trace.
2. As root, start the capture:

   startsrc -s iptrace "-a -b -B -L 2147483648 -S 80 aixiptrace.bin"

   1. This captures up to 2 files of 2GB each of up to 80 bytes per packet. Set -S 1500 if you want to capture full packets although this has a higher overhead.
3. Check for any errors running the above commands in your terminal.
4. Reproduce the problem.
5. Stop the capture:

   stopsrc -s iptrace

6. Upload aixiptrace*.bin*

For background, see AIX iptrace.

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