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SONICWALL SONICOS ENHANCED 2.5 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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System > Diagnostics
Packet Trace
The Packet Trace tool tracks the status of a communications stream as it moves from source to
destination. This is a useful tool to determine if a communications stream is being stopped at the
SonicWALL security appliance, or is lost on the Internet.
To interpret this tool, it is necessary to understand the three-way handshake that occurs for every
TCP connection. The following displays a typical three-way handshake initiated by a host on the
SonicWALL security appliance LAN to a remote host on the WAN.
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TCP received on LAN [SYN]
From 192.168.168.158 / 1282 (00:a0:4b:05:96:4a)
To 204.71.200.74 / 80 (02:00:cf:58:d3:6a)
The SonicWALL security appliance receives SYN from LAN client.
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TCP sent on WAN [SYN]
From 207.88.211.116 / 1937 (00:40:10:0c:01:4e)
To 204.71.200.74 / 80 (02:00:cf:58:d3:6a)
The SonicWALL security appliance forwards SYN from LAN client to remote host.
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TCP received on WAN [SYN,ACK]
From 204.71.200.74 / 80 (02:00:cf:58:d3:6a)
To 207.88.211.116 / 1937 (00:40:10:0c:01:4e)
The SonicWALL security appliance receives SYN,ACK from remote host.
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TCP sent on LAN [SYN,ACK]
From 204.71.200.74 / 80 (02:00:cf:58:d3:6a)
To 192.168.168.158 / 1282 (00:a0:4b:05:96:4a)
The SonicWALL security appliance forwards SYN,ACK to LAN client.
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TCP received on LAN [ACK]
From 192.168.168.158 / 1282 (00:a0:4b:05:96:4a)
To 204.71.200.74 / 80 (02:00:cf:58:d3:6a)
Client sends a final ACK, and waits for start of data transfer.
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TCP sent on WAN [ACK]
From 207.88.211.116 / 1937 (00:40:10:0c:01:4e