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What OS will drop packets while tcpdump is running?
by X-Istence 14y ago
What OS will drop packets while tcpdump is running?
- falcolas 14y agoLinux. :) If tcpdump can't keep up with the incoming traffic, the kernel will drop the packets in its buffer (or rather overwrite them with new packets). Throw in TCP's flow and congestion control protocols, and dropped packets can have disastrous effects on your database. Google has many references you might find useful on this subject.