CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-617 Official Cert Guide

Appendix C: Traffic Analysis Tools

This appendix covers the following topics:

• Using Packet Tracer: This section covers a method to trace virtual packets through a Cisco ASA to verify which actions will be taken by a variety of security features.

• Using Packet Capture: This section explains how you can capture actual packets as they pass through ASA interfaces.

Sometimes you might want to verify how an ASA and its security features will behave when certain packets arrive. You might also want to know what sort of traffic has passed through an ASA to reach a certain host or why packets are not being forwarded through the ASA. The ASA offers the following traffic analysis tools that you can use:

• Packet Tracer: A simulated packet is sent through ...