Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Network_tips

Timestamp:

May 18, 2009 1:23:35 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

Comment:

improved wording

Network_tips

@@ -2 +2 @@
 == Network tracing ==
 
-The network problem usually could be detected by log, but pcap files might talks more then other sources of information because it contains information about all packets received/send by guest.
-To enable network tracing do the following 
+Network problems could be detected by enabling packet logging at the guest side or the host side, but using the built-in capability of !VirtualBox to create pcap files might provide even more useful information because it contains a log of really ''all'' packets received and sent by guest.
+
+To enable network tracing do the following:
 {{{
-# VBoxManage modify [your-vm] -nictrace[adapter-number] on -nicatracefile[adapter-number] file.pcap
+# VBoxManage modify [your-vm] -nictrace[adapter-number] on -nictracefile[adapter-number] file.pcap
 # VirtualBox -startvm [your-vm]
 }}}
 
-e.g. 
+For example
 {{{
-# VBoxManage modify "ubuntu" -nictrace1 on -nicatracefile1 file.pcap
+# VBoxManage modify "ubuntu" -nictrace1 on -nictracefile1 file.pcap
 # VirtualBox -startvm "ubuntu"
 }}}
 
-'''Note:''' Don't forget to switch tracing of because your hdd will be eaten by pcap files in case of intensive network usage. The port-forwarding configuration might be affected by this setting also.  
+'''Note:''' Don't forget to disable tracing because your hard disk will quickly be filled by pcap files in case of intensive network usage. The port-forwarding configuration might be affected by this setting as well.