Don’t print domain name qualification of host names

“-N“ option tells tcpdump not print domain name qualification of host names. Compare following outputs:

(1) Without “-N“: 

  1. # tcpdump port 80
  2. ......
  3. 09:28:16.590166 IP 192.168.35.211.36662 > sin10s07-in-f100.1e100.net.http: Flags [S], seq 3705499091, win 29200, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 3283951004 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0
  4. 09:28:16.593198 IP sin10s07-in-f100.1e100.net.http > 192.168.35.211.36662: Flags [S.], seq 3497055131, ack 3705499092, win 60192, options [mss 1380,sackOK,TS val 340557822 ecr 3283951004,nop,wscale 8], length 0
  5. 09:28:16.593222 IP 192.168.35.211.36662 > sin10s07-in-f100.1e100.net.http: Flags [.], ack 1, win 229, options [nop,nop,TS val 3283951007 ecr 340557822], length 0
  6. 09:28:16.593652 IP 192.168.35.211.36662 > sin10s07-in-f100.1e100.net.http: Flags [P.], seq 1:142, ack 1, win 229, options [nop,nop,TS val 3283951007 ecr 340557822], length 141: HTTP: GET / HTTP/1.1
  7. ......

(2) With “-N“ (“1e100.net“ is not outputted): 

  1. # tcpdump -N port 80
  2. ......
  3. 09:16:10.543488 IP 192.168.35.211.36610 > sin10s07-in-f4.http: Flags [S], seq 3887934852, win 29200, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 3283224957 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0
  4. 09:16:10.546542 IP sin10s07-in-f4.http > 192.168.35.211.36610: Flags [S.], seq 1285438159, ack 3887934853, win 60192, options [mss 1380,sackOK,TS val 2475082608 ecr 3283224957,nop,wscale 8], length 0
  5. 09:16:10.546577 IP 192.168.35.211.36610 > sin10s07-in-f4.http: Flags [.], ack 1, win 229, options [nop,nop,TS val 3283224960 ecr 2475082608], length 0
  6. 09:16:10.547079 IP 192.168.35.211.36610 > sin10s07-in-f4.http: Flags [P.], seq 1:142, ack 1, win 229, options [nop,nop,TS val 3283224961 ecr 2475082608], length 141: HTTP: GET / HTTP/1.1
  7. ......