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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] What filter value in -e will tell me the Channel an SSID i

From: Another Sillyname <anothersname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 07:38:47 +0000
On 9 January 2012 04:47, Martin Visser <martinvisser99@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In order to find appropriate values to monitor, it is generally much easier
> to initially view the captured data in Wireshark. Then find the decoded
> parameter of interest and select it. The appropriate name should should up
> in the Status Bar.
>
> Unfortunately I can't do Wireless monitoring on my hardware, but Googling
> and  http://wiki.wireshark.org/Wi-Fi  seems to tell me that "wlan_mgt.ssid"
> might be what you are looking for.
> Regards, Martin
>
> MartinVisser99@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> On 9 January 2012 12:34, Another Sillyname <anothersname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> There are so many different values in tshark and I can't find the one
>> that actually definitively tells me which channel the networks I'm
>> watching are locked to.
>>
>> The only thing I can find is Tag Interpretation: Current Channel
>>
>> However I can't find a -e filter that matches that value.
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
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Thanks for the suggestion but I'm looking for the channel info not the ssid.

Anyone?