On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:01:16AM +0000, Faraz Hasan wrote:
> I am trying to use wireshark to sniff packets on my university
> wireless lan. When I check the interface options in wireshark, that
> particular interface is not on display. I have learnt that I need a
> driver AirPcap instead of WinPcap for it to work. Also, is there any
> device (external hardware) which needs to be plugged in to my computer
> for this?
See this link for more information on the AirPcap hardware solution for
wireless capturing:
http://www.cacetech.com/products/airpcap_family.htm
See this link for information on wireless sniffing without AirPcap:
http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/WLAN
Steve
