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Is there a way to set up a CA NetMaster SmartTrace to trace only TCP Connections that are dropped? We are seeing a value in the Stack statistics most of the time and want to determine what is being dropped.

Hi Jon,

A dropped connection I believe will have the following characteristics in terms of TCP flags (Flags ........ ACK PSH RST   ), thus the following I believe will capture what you are looking for:   

1. /TRADD
2. New TCP Trace
3. Definition will look like follows:

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Name ............... DROPPED                                             

Description ........ dropped                                             

Trace Packets with:                                                      

  TCP/IP Stack .......+ TCPIP                                            

  Interface Name .....+                                                  

  Local Host ..........                                                  

  Local Ports .........                                                  

  Foreign Host ........                                                  

  Foreign Ports .......                                                   

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After the Initial Packets, Trace Packets with:

  TCP Flags .......+ ACK AND PSH AND RST      

Give that a shot and let me know.

Thanks,

Steve