Exercise: Capturing UDP Packets
We'll now look at a command-line tool that allows us to capture UDP packets.
Let’s get into viewing real packets.
What is tcpdump?
tcpdump is a command-line tool that can be used to view packets being sent and received on a computer. The simplest way to run it is to simply type the following command into a terminal and hit enter. You can try this on the terminal provided at the end of this lesson!
tcpdump
Packets will start getting printed rapidly to give a comprehensive view of the traffic.