diff --git a/mx-rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template b/mx-rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template
index 9a8f432..912a57c 100644
--- a/mx-rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/mx-rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 COPY /install-perftest.sh /install-perftest.sh
 RUN chmod +x /install-perftest.sh && /install-perftest.sh
 
+# build tcpdump
+ENV ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP=<<ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP>>
+ENV ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP=<<ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP>>
+COPY /install-tcpdump.sh /install-tcpdump.sh
+RUN chmod +x /install-tcpdump.sh && /install-tcpdump.sh
+
 # install hpcx and nccltest
 ENV ENV_DOWNLOAD_HPCX_URL=<<ENV_DOWNLOAD_HPCX_URL>>
 ENV ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST=<<ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST>>
diff --git a/mx-rdma-tools/image/entry.sh b/mx-rdma-tools/image/entry.sh
index 1557683..5772ad6 100644
--- a/mx-rdma-tools/image/entry.sh
+++ b/mx-rdma-tools/image/entry.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ ENV_LOCAL_NODE_IP
 ENV_BASEIMAGE_CUDA_VERISON
 ENV_BASEIMAGE_OS_VERISON
 ENV_VERSION_PERFTEST
+ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP
+ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP
 ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST
 ENV_VERSION_HPCX
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH
diff --git a/mx-rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh b/mx-rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh
index 55c7757..3a1658e 100755
--- a/mx-rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh
+++ b/mx-rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ export ENV_LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/cuda-12.5/compat:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gn
 # https://github.com/linux-rdma/perftest
 export ENV_VERSION_PERFTEST=${ENV_VERSION_PERFTEST:-"24.04.0-0.41"}
 
+# https://www.tcpdump.org/release
+export ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP=${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP:-"libpcap-1.10.5"}
+export ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP=${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP:-"tcpdump-4.99.5"}
+
 # https://github.com/NVIDIA/nccl-tests/tags
 export ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST=${ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST:-"v2.13.10"}
 
diff --git a/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tcpdump.sh b/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tcpdump.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15bbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tcpdump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 Authors of spidernet-io
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -x
+set -o xtrace
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o nounset
+
+echo "build libpcap ${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}"
+echo "build tcpdump ${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}"
+
+cd /tmp
+rm -rf * || true
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bison make gcc flex xz-utils
+
+wget https://www.tcpdump.org/release/${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}.tar.xz 
+wget https://www.tcpdump.org/release/${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}.tar.xz 
+
+tar -xvf ${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}.tar.xz 
+cd /tmp/${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}
+./configure 
+make && make install
+
+tar -xvf ${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}.tar.xz 
+cd /tmp/${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}
+./configure 
+make && make install
diff --git a/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh b/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh
index 5d330a1..1391eeb 100644
--- a/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh
+++ b/mx-rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ packages=(
   hwloc
   libgomp1
   kmod
-  tcpdump
   ethtool
   iptables
   #--------------
diff --git a/rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template b/rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template
index 0199166..4394bb9 100644
--- a/rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/rdma-tools/image/Dockerfile.template
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 COPY /install-perftest.sh /install-perftest.sh
 RUN chmod +x /install-perftest.sh && /install-perftest.sh
 
+# build tcpdump
+ENV ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP=<<ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP>>
+ENV ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP=<<ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP>>
+COPY /install-tcpdump.sh /install-tcpdump.sh
+RUN chmod +x /install-tcpdump.sh && /install-tcpdump.sh
+
 # install hpcx and nccltest
 ENV ENV_DOWNLOAD_HPCX_URL=<<ENV_DOWNLOAD_HPCX_URL>>
 ENV ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST=<<ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST>>
diff --git a/rdma-tools/image/entry.sh b/rdma-tools/image/entry.sh
index 2e49179..1b00bdd 100644
--- a/rdma-tools/image/entry.sh
+++ b/rdma-tools/image/entry.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ ENV_LOCAL_NODE_IP
 ENV_BASEIMAGE_CUDA_VERISON
 ENV_BASEIMAGE_OS_VERISON
 ENV_VERSION_PERFTEST
+ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP
+ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP
 ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST
 ENV_VERSION_HPCX
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH
diff --git a/rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh b/rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh
index 6537760..4885130 100755
--- a/rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh
+++ b/rdma-tools/image/generateDockerfile.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export ENV_VERSION_PERFTEST=${ENV_VERSION_PERFTEST:-"24.04.0-0.41"}
 # https://github.com/NVIDIA/nccl-tests/tags
 export ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST=${ENV_VERSION_NCCLTEST:-"v2.13.10"}
 
+# https://www.tcpdump.org/release
+export ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP=${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP:-"libpcap-1.10.5"}
+export ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP=${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP:-"tcpdump-4.99.5"}
+
 # https://developer.nvidia.com/networking/hpc-x
 export ENV_VERSION_HPCX=${ENV_VERSION_HPCX:-"v2.19"}
 export ENV_DOWNLOAD_HPCX_URL="https://content.mellanox.com/hpc/hpc-x/${ENV_VERSION_HPCX}/hpcx-${ENV_VERSION_HPCX}-gcc-mlnx_ofed-${ENV_BASEIMAGE_OS_VERISON}-cuda12-x86_64.tbz"
diff --git a/rdma-tools/image/install-tcpdump.sh b/rdma-tools/image/install-tcpdump.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15bbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdma-tools/image/install-tcpdump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 Authors of spidernet-io
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -x
+set -o xtrace
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o nounset
+
+echo "build libpcap ${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}"
+echo "build tcpdump ${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}"
+
+cd /tmp
+rm -rf * || true
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bison make gcc flex xz-utils
+
+wget https://www.tcpdump.org/release/${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}.tar.xz 
+wget https://www.tcpdump.org/release/${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}.tar.xz 
+
+tar -xvf ${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}.tar.xz 
+cd /tmp/${ENV_VERSION_LIBCAP}
+./configure 
+make && make install
+
+tar -xvf ${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}.tar.xz 
+cd /tmp/${ENV_VERSION_TCPDUMP}
+./configure 
+make && make install
diff --git a/rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh b/rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh
index 9f9975c..a722e4f 100644
--- a/rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh
+++ b/rdma-tools/image/install-tools.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ packages=(
   hwloc
   libgomp1
   kmod
-  tcpdump
   ethtool
   iptables
   #--------------