Packet Monitor is a mechanism that allows you to monitor individual data packets that traverse your SonicWall appliance. Packets can be either monitored or mirrored. The monitored packets contain both data and addressing information. Addressing information from the packet header includes the following:
You can configure the Packet Monitor feature in the SonicOS management interface. The management interface provides a way to configure the monitor criteria, display settings, mirror settings, and file export settings, and displays the captured packets.