Run simultaneous packet captures and use the command palette

This information is also available in the FortiOS 7.4 Administration Guide: Multiple packet captures Command palette

The Network > Diagnostics page now supports launching multiple packet captures at a time. In addition, a new command palette feature is available for quickly changing between pages and actions using keyboard shortcuts.

Multiple packet captures

Multiple packet captures can be run simultaneously for when many packet captures are needed for one situation. For example, ingress and egress interfaces can be captured at the same time to compare traffic or the physical interface and VPN interface can be captured using different filters to see if packets are leaving the VPN.

The packet capture dialog can be docked and minimized to run in the background. The minimized dialog aligns with other CLI terminals that are minimized.

To run multiple packet captures at the same time:

1. Go to Network > Diagnostics.

2. Configure the first packet capture:

   1. Click New packet capture. The Packet Capture (1) dialog is displayed.

      

   2. Select the Interface and configure other settings as needed.

   3. Click Start capture. The first packet capture begins.

3. Minimize the packet capture. The packet capture continues to run.

4. Configure the second packet capture:

   1. Click New packet capture. The Packet Capture (2) dialog is displayed.

      

   2. Select the Interface and configure other settings as needed.

   3. Click Start capture. The second packet capture begins.

5. When the captures are complete, expand the dialog and select Save as pcap for each packet capture.

   

Command palette

The command palette is a keyboard shortcut menu that can be used to quickly navigate to GUI pages or run specific actions, such as opening the CLI console or restoring a system configuration.

To navigate to a new GUI page using the command palette:

1. Press ctrl+p (or cmd+p for Mac). The command palette is displayed with available navigation links.

   

2. Enter the destination.

   

3. Press Enter to jump to the page. The set GUI destination page is displayed.

   

To activate an action using the command palette:

1. Press ctrl+shift+p (or cmd+shift+p for Mac). The command palette is displayed with a runnable command list.

   

2. Enter the command key word.

   

3. Press Enter to run the action.