diff --git a/simulator/extctrl2014.py b/simulator/extctrl2014.py
index 23782c10ee87ed8acc7cff479bb66184cdd3471c..c852fa089e8d6369d52d69ac199330f97e4f04eb 100644
--- a/simulator/extctrl2014.py
+++ b/simulator/extctrl2014.py
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ class ExtCtrl(object):
             while self.cookie == None:
                 self.cond.wait(1)
 
+    def send(self, data):
+        if self.packetdebug:
+            print "Sending", Packet(data)
+        self.ethernet.send(data)
+
     def send_INIT(self):
         flags = kind_INIT | flag_NEED_ACK
         fragmenter = Fragmenter(destination=self.other,
@@ -387,7 +392,7 @@ class ExtCtrl(object):
                                 index=self.local_index)
         for i in self.retries(self.local_index):
             for f in fragmenter.fragments(max_length=self.max_length):
-                self.ethernet.send(f.getvalue())
+                self.send(f.getvalue())
         self.next_index()
 
     def send_INIT_ACK(self):
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ class ExtCtrl(object):
                                 index=self.remote_index)
         fragmenter.encode_uint32(self.local_index)
         for f in fragmenter.fragments(max_length=self.max_length):
-            self.ethernet.send(f.getvalue())
+            self.send(f.getvalue())
         
     def send_ACK(self, packet):
         flags = packet.kind | flag_IS_ACK
@@ -409,7 +414,7 @@ class ExtCtrl(object):
                                 cookie=packet.cookie,
                                 index=packet.index)
         for f in fragmenter.fragments(max_length=self.max_length):
-            self.ethernet.send(f.getvalue())
+            self.send(f.getvalue())
         
     def send_DATA_with_ack(self, data):
         flags = kind_DATA | flag_NEED_ACK
@@ -421,7 +426,7 @@ class ExtCtrl(object):
         fragmenter.write(data)
         for i in self.retries(self.local_index):
             for f in fragmenter.fragments(max_length=self.max_length):
-                self.ethernet.send(f.getvalue())
+                self.send(f.getvalue())
         self.next_index()
 
     def send_DATA(self, data):
@@ -433,7 +438,7 @@ class ExtCtrl(object):
                                 index=self.local_index)
         fragmenter.write(data)
         for f in fragmenter.fragments(max_length=self.max_length):
-            self.ethernet.send(f.getvalue())
+            self.send(f.getvalue())
         self.next_index()
 
     def writer(self):