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Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Wireless?

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From: "Chris Waters" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 08:56:07 -0700
> Dear Sirs.
>
> I World like to know if there is any possibility of using Ethereal to
capture and analyze
> ieee802.11 packets.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you.

Hi,

If you are using Ethereal under Linux then Ethereal can do it directly and
there are instructions in the FAQ:

http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q5.36

If you are using Windows then there is no way to capture raw 802.11 frames
directly into Ethereal, however you can use external capture hardware, such
as the Network Chemistry Neutrino Sensors:

http://www.networkchemistry.com/solutions/package1.php

Regards,

Chris.