Re: Wireless Ethereal

["Tace " <tace () lycos com>]

Hi,
   Do you mean something like Netstumbler? Ethereal can capture wireless traffic so long as you specify the interface 
to be your wireless card. However, Ethereal will not be able to capture low level details like the management frames of 
802.11 nor beacon frames... only programs like NetStumbler and others, by putting the wireless card into monitor mode, 
can capture those traffic. (of course, I have heard of people setting the card to monitor mode prior to using Ethereal 
to capture, under Linux)
   Otherwise, Ethereal works similarly regardless whether the interface is wired or wireless.

Tace

--------- Original Message ---------

DATE: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 12:44:21 
From: "Edward Smith" <esmith () cerebix com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Cc: 

> Hi All,
>
> Has anyone used Ethereal to capture wireless traffic, and if so, can you
> point me to any resources documenting wireless Ethereal usage? 
>
> I've downloaded the 10.2 Windows distribution and the documentation, and
> am planning to read, install, and experiment while I await replies.
>
> Thanks very much in advance.
>
> Edward Smith
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