Run Network Diagnostic Tasks in WatchGuard Cloud
Applies To: Cloud-managed Fireboxes, Locally-managed Fireboxes
You can run these diagnostic tools in WatchGuard Cloud to test and troubleshoot network connectivity from the Firebox:
- Ping — Ping an IP address or host name.
- TCP Dump — See information about packets transmitted across your network and save the results to a file.
- DNS Lookup — Look up DNS information to find which IP address a host name resolves to.
You can also download a diagnostic snapshot file of the Firebox log data and system information. For more information, go to Download Diagnostic Snapshot File.
To run these tools in Fireware Web UI on a cloud-managed Firebox, go to Run Network Diagnostic Tasks in Fireware Web UI.
Use Diagnostic Tools
- Select Monitor > Devices.
- Select a Firebox.
- From the Devices menu, select Live Status > Diagnostic Tools.
The Diagnostic Tools page opens. - From the Task drop-down list, select Ping.
- In the Address text box, type an IP address or domain name to ping. For example, enter 192.168.1.1 or example.com.
- Click Run.
Ping results appear.
- Select Monitor > Devices.
- Select a Firebox.
- From the Devices menu, select Live Status > Diagnostic Tools.
The Diagnostic Tools page opens. - From the Task drop-down list, select TCP Dump.
- (Optional) To narrow the results, use arguments:
- Select Use Arguments.
The Arguments text box opens. - In the Arguments text box, type one or more TCP Dump arguments. Arguments are case sensitive.
For example, to capture data for the default external interface, type -ieth0 or -i eth0. For information about TCP Dump arguments, go to tcpdump.org.
- Select Use Arguments.
- From the Network drop-down list, select a network configured on the Firebox.
- From the Interface drop-down list, select an interface configured on the Firebox.
- (Optional) To save the TCP Dump data directly to a packet capture (.PCAP) file, select Stream data to a file.
- Click Run.
- To stop TCP Dump, click .
- (Optional) If you selected Stream data to a file, you can select Download PCAP file after TCP Dump completes.
If you select a FireCluster, the Network and Interface drop-down lists are not available for TCP Dump.
- Select Monitor > Devices.
- Select a Firebox.
- From the Devices menu, select Live Status > Diagnostic Tools.
The Diagnostic Tools page opens. - From the Task drop-down list, select DNS Lookup.
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In the Address text box, type an IP address or domain name.
Download Diagnostic Snapshot File
Your cloud-managed Firebox collects log data and other system information that is helpful when you troubleshoot system problems with a WatchGuard Technical Support representative. You can download this information from your Firebox in a diagnostic log message file ([device name]_support.tgz) that you can send to your Technical Support representative.
You can also download the diagnostics file for a cloud-managed Firebox in the Fireware Web UI. For more information, go to Download the Diagnostics File for a Cloud-Managed Firebox in Fireware Web UI.
To download a diagnostic snapshot file:
- Select Monitor > Devices.
- Select a Firebox.
- From the Devices menu, select Live Status > Diagnostic Tools.
The Diagnostic Tools page opens. - Select the Snapshot tab.
- Select Download snapshot file.
The diagnostic snapshot file downloads and saves to the location you specify.