diff --git a/hosts/astatine/configuration.nix b/hosts/astatine/configuration.nix
index a269063..f4e3906 100644
--- a/hosts/astatine/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/astatine/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
 
       ./ppp.nix
+      ./programs.nix
       ./users.nix
     ];
 
diff --git a/hosts/astatine/programs.nix b/hosts/astatine/programs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e97de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/astatine/programs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    tcpdump # for remote wireshark
+  ];
+
+}