RE: Using Airsnort through vmware on Red Hat 7.1

["Dom De Vitto" <Dom () DeVitto com>]

Hmmm, VMW just plain uses the host NIC.
The 'bridging' is done by VMW, and just hooks the NIC
driver and multiplexes it to all the client OSes with matching MACs or with
the NIC set promiscuous.

If it's a wireless NIC, I don't see the difference, and I don't
think the VMW client will either.

And I thought that "monitor=read-only" was dependant on the device.  Anyone
know one that can be promiscuous and TX at the same time? (bearing in mind
it's broadcast technology anyway!)

Dom
-----Original Message-----
From: anindya [mailto:anindya () goonda org]
Sent: 31 August 2001 13:45
To: Kevin A.. Colin
Cc: pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Using Airsnort through vmware on Red Hat 7.1


Hi Kevin,

        I believe this question is more appropriate in the
vmware newsgroups; BUT as far as I know, vmware does not
support bridging on wireless interfaces. Bridging on
the wireless interface means putting it into promiscuous
mode or "monitor" mode, which in 802.11b-land means that it CANNOT
transmit at the same time, unlike Ethernet. Somebody
correct me if I'm wrong here.

VMWare newsgroups are at news.vmware.com.

Thanks,
--Anindya

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Kevin A.. Colin wrote:

> Airsnort needs the following packages before compiling.
> Kernel source
> PCMCIA CS package
> wlan-ng package
> wlan-monitor-airsnort patch
>
> I run Red Hat 7.1 under VMware which uses a supplied driver through
> vmware that communicates with the host OS, Win2000.
>
> I use the Buffalo Technology PCMCIA card that has the same chipset as
> the Compaq WL100.
>
> Does anyone know which packages I can omit to make Airsnort work under
> VM? Or if can even work under VM?
>
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