Re: How to see through the PLCP header

[ASHISH HARCHWANI <ohh.gosh.who.is.this () gmail com>]

Thanks gerald. It would be of great help if you can elaborate on meta
information and PPI . I am kind of new bie to the world of networks.



On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Gerald Combs <gerald () wireshark org> wrote:

> ASHISH HARCHWANI wrote:
> >  I want to know if I can capture the PLCP header using wireshark. If yes
> > then what's the set up I am suppose to use. I am not using AirPcap. Also
> > what are the ways one can differentiate between different versions of
> > 802.11 from the packets captured using wireshark in monitor mode.
>
> As far as I know there's no way to view the PLCP directly in Wireshark.
> If your environment supports a metainformation header like PPI or
> Radiotap you can get at some of the PLCP indirectly, such as the data
> rate and modulation.
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