Technical Tip : How to capture the whole packets when 'Packet size is limited during capture' is seen on the captured packets

[nathan_h]

Description	This article describes on how to capture the whole packets for 'Packet size limited during capture'.
Scope	FortiGate
Solution	1) Use the command below to capture the whole packets and save it on a file. # diag sniffer packet any '<filter>' 6 0 snaplen Example: # FortiGate-VM64-AWS # diagnose sniffer packet any 'host 8.8.8.8' 6 0 l snaplen     Using Original Sniffing Mode interfaces=[any] filters=[host      8.8.8.8]     pcap_snapshot: snaplen raised from 0 to 262144 2022-05-17        03:03:12.599435 port1 out 172.31.0.132 -> 8.8.8.8: icmp:         echo request .... 2) Convert the file to pcap by following the below article. https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Note-How-to-import-diagnose-sniffer-packet-dat...