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tzsp2pcap - listen for TZSP packets and output in pcap format

tzsp2pcap [OPTIONS]

tzsp2pcap is a simple utility to listen for TaZmen Sniffer Protocol (TZSP) packets and output the contents on stdout in pcap format. It has been tested with Mikrotik RouterOS products.

Output to stdout (flush mode)
Output to specified file
Rotate file every SIZE bytes (e.g., 1000000 for 1MB)
Create new file every SECONDS seconds
Compress rotated files (e.g., gzip)

Output to wireshark:

tzsp2pcap -f | wireshark -k -i -

Rotate file every 1MB:

tzsp2pcap -o "file.pcap" -C 1000000

Create new file every 10 seconds:

tzsp2pcap -o "file_%s.pcap" -G 10

Rotate and compress:

tzsp2pcap -o "file.pcap" -C 1000000 -z gzip

Andrew Childs <lorne@cons.org.nz>

wireshark(1), tcpdump(1)

February 2026 tzsp2pcap