Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Analyzing VM Virtual Switches communication with WireShark
From: "Al Aghili" <aaghili@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:55:29 -0600
Hi Jaap,
Yes can it be done on a VMWare virtual switch.

Al

-----Original Message-----
From: wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jaap Keuter
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:38 PM
To: Community support list for Wireshark
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Analyzing VM Virtual Switches
communication with WireShark

Hi,

If you can create a tap on such a vm switch you can monitor on that.
It very much depends on the specific technology you're using. VMWare
maybe?

Thanx,
Jaap

Al Aghili wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We have a VM server that uses vm switches for communication between
the 
> VM's. Can WireShark or tshark monitor communication on a VM switch 
> between the different servers that reside on the same physical host?
So 
> application server on VM1 on host A talks to Database on VM2 on host A

> through a VM switch. We'd like to have WireShark monitor this
communication.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> *Al Aghili***
> 
>  

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