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Capture ICMP traffic

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Capture ICMP traffic

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The icmp section of the packetbeat.yml config file specifies options for the ICMP protocol. Here is a sample configuration section for ICMP:

packetbeat.protocols:

- type: icmp
  enabled: true

Configuration options

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Also see Common protocol options.

`enabled`

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The ICMP protocol can be enabled/disabled via this option. The default is true.

If enabled Packetbeat will generate the following BPF filter: "icmp or icmp6".

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