Usb

Monitoring USB communications using usbmon interface

Learn how to monitor USB devices by using the usbmon kernel module together with Wireshark or Tshark.

Summary

With the help of usbmon we have a cost-effective solution to monitor USB communications between the kernel and a hardware device. It is an alternative to hardware USB protocol analyzers for those on a budget or having to do it once. Loading of usbmon kernel module The first step is to load the related kernel module. This can be done using the modprobe command. $ sudo modprobe usbmon Validate if the usbmon kernel module is loaded using the lsmod command.