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Cisco WLC: Per-client Packet Capture

Sometimes, you just want to capture the packets associated with a particular wireless client and see what the heck is going on with that client. Often, it may not be practical to do an over-the-air packet capture, as perhaps the client is at a remote location or just just don't have access to a wireless capture card. I recently had an issue trying to understand why an Android device that I was trying to 'on-board' using Cisco's ISE wouldn't access the Google Play store. I desperately wanted to capture the over-the-air frames from the client to have a look at what the client was doing. After a quick 'Google' around, I found an intriguing set of Cisco WLC CLI commands that allow a packet capture of traffic for a wireless client. This can all be done without having to change the AP mode, or reboot the AP etc. In summary, the feature allows packets to be captured for a specified wireless client that is sending/receiving traffic to/from an AP. T