Capturing packets on FritzBox routers

Although I've been quite content with my FritzBox routers, I always wanted more information about the actual packets it's receiving and transmitting. Unlike e.g. Astaro routers, FritzBoxes don't have a nice UI that gives you real-time information about the packets it's filtering etc.

Today, I stumbled upon a Sonoya article that describes how you can enable packet capturing on your FritzBox and download the capture in Wireshark format. In essence:

- log in to your FritzBox
- open http://<fritz .box="">/html/capture.html
- start the capture
- stop the capture; this automatically downloads the capture file

Sonoya article: http://www.sonoya.com/tutorial-netzwerk-datenverkehr-mit-fritzbox-aufzeichnen.html