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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] capturing 802.11 frames with wireshark

From: Stephen Fisher <stephentfisher@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:37:56 -0700
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 04:28:23PM +0530, Rakhahari Bhunia wrote:

> I am using wireshark 0.99.4(fc). I want to capture 802.11 frames. But 
> there is no options other than "Ethernet" and "Data Over Cable Service 
> Interface Specification" in "Link Layer Header Type" drop down list. I 
> guess there may be some plug-ins / rpms for supporting 802.11 frames. 
> From where can i get them?

Take a look at http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/WLAN


Steve