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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] WLAN APC file and RSSI

From: Avi Berkovich <avi_berko@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:32:03 +0200
Well, I went through the wiretap library code and saw that while it's aware of the dBm tag (it has it's own "switch case"), it just doesn't read it.
Very funny indeed.

I'll see about uploading a capture file.

> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:26:44 -0800
> From: gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] WLAN APC file and RSSI
>
> It looks like the dBm tag isn't supported in Wireshark. Do you have a capture
> file you can send to the list or upload to the wiki?
>
> Avi Berkovich wrote:
> > First, thanks for the link.
> >
> > As for the dBm value, it is present in the capture file (stored right
> > after the percentage value in the packet header).
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:34:55 -0800
> > > From: gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: wireshark-users@w ireshark.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] WLAN APC file and RSSI
> > >
> > > Avi Berkovich wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Wireshark doesn't display the RSSI value in dBm, only in percent.
> > > > This happens with APC files captured with Airopeek.
> > > >
> > > > Is this a limitation?
> > >
> > > Are you sure the dBm values are present in the capture file?
> > According to
> > >
> > http://www.wildpackets.com/elements/whitepapers/Converting_Signal_Strength.pdf,
> >
> > > WildPackets prefers to use percentage values.
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