"fw ctl zdebug" is a powertool that is not exhausted from being used with "fw ctl zdebug drop". There is not much to be found in Check Point KB or in the documentation. "fw ctl zdebug" is an R&D tool for testing software in development. Therefore, the insert should be used with care. It starts a debugging in the background until it is aborted with CTRL+C. On productive systems it can have a high performance impact. Furthermore, the debug buffer is not the largest.
fw ctl zdebug" Helpful Command Combinations
fw ctl zdebug + packet
fw ctl zdebug + packet | grep -B 1 TCP |grep -B 1 "(SYN)" <<< change SYN-ACK,ACK,FIN,... and/or UDP,TCP...
fw ctl zdebug + all |grep -A 1 "Monitor" | grep "1.1.1.1" <<< change IP address
fw ctl zdebug + all |grep -A 2 "Monitor"
fw ctl zdebug + sync
fw ctl zdebug + conn |grep "After VM:" |grep "(SYN)"
fw ctl zdebug + xlate
fw ctl zdebug + monitorall <<< use with host IP "| grep 1.1.1.1" or network range "| grep 1.1."
fw ctl zdebug + monitor <<< use with host IP "| grep 1.1.1.1" or network range "| grep 1.1."
fw ctl zdebug + filter conn | grep -A 8 "rule 1" <<< change rule number - show connetions to rule xyz
fw ctl zdebug + filter monitor | grep -A 8 "rule 2" <<< change rule number - show connetions to rule xyz
Attention, if you turn on debugging, this will affect the performance of the firewall.
A list with kernel debug flags can be found here:
Kernel Debug Flags R80.10
Kernel Debug Flags R77
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