Use Wireshark to capture WOL packets

Identify two VDAs in the same subnet, which are powered on and registered with DAAS.

• A data capture VDA for running Wireshark
• A VDA which will be started using WOL.

Steps:

1. 1. Install Wireshark on the data capture VDA.
   2. Launch Wireshark as administrator, select capture menu and options, select the network adaptor, and configure filter with entry “broadcast” without quotes to capture all broadcast packets.
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   3. Click start to start capturing.
   4. On the VDA which will be started by DAAS Remote-PC WOL, note the MAC address of the network adaptor.
      • This VDA can be powered down now.
   5. Use DAAS to start the VDA.
      • DAAS will then send a WOL packet using any of the powered on VDAs in that subnet.
      • Wireshark will capture all broadcast packets sent in that subnet, including the WOL magic packets.
   6. Wireshark capture can then be inspected for the magic packet.
      • If there are many broadcast packets, the Wireshark trace can be filtered using the filter “wol”
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      • The source address will be the VDA used by DAAS to send to WOL packets
      • The packet details will show the repeated MAC adddress of the VDA which is being powered on.
      • The magic packet will contain sixteen repetitions of VDAs MAC address