Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Capture network traffic to a tcpdump file - updated

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi,

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Anthony Liguori wrote:

> Balazs Attila-Mihaly (Cd-MaN) wrote:
> > Here goes v0.2 for my patch :-)
> > Changes
> > - now the option is a separate command line switch:
> >   -net capture,vlan=2,file=test.pcap
> >   
> 
> Is it really necessary/useful to specify this on the command line since 
> it can be controlled from the monitor?

As was said in another mail, if you want to guarantee that _every_ packet 
is logged, the command line is the most convenient.

Besides, if you get your monitor support, why do you care about command 
line support?

Ciao,
Dscho