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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark and AirPcap

From: "Oliver Stock" <ohlibaer@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:34:15 +0200 (CEST)
Hi Gianluca,

running wireshark as administrator was the missing clue for the Win 7 problem :-)
Thanks a lot.
Best regards,

Oliver




-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: "Gianluca Varenni" 
Gesendet: 20.09.2010 18:34:23
An: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark and AirPcap

>Oliver,
>
>regarding Win7 and AirPcap:
>- is the AirPcap adapter recognized by the AirPcap Control Panel?
>- if yes, try running Wireshark with elevated privileges i.e. right-click on 
>the wireshark icon and use "Run as administrator".
>
>Have a nice day
>GV
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>From: "Oliver Stock" 
>Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:25 AM
>To: 
>Subject: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark and AirPcap
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm a network technician and frequently working with wireshark. I'm using 
>> the latest release on different systems with no problems in cabled 
>> networks. But lately I decided to get a more detailled insight into WLAN 
>> traffic and I bought an AirPcap, as it was mentioned that this stick 
>> perfectly integrates into wireshark. AirPcap unfortunately only runs under 
>> Windows, so I checked it first with a 32Bit version of Windows 7. Hmm, 
>> wireshark didn't recognize AirPcap. I checked for the latest driver, 
>> installed it, installed wireshark once again, and there it was, although 
>> an unreadable error message appeared at startup. I closed wireshark, 
>> reopened it, and no AirPcap appeared.
>> I then checked it with a 64Bit version of Windows 7, running in a VM. 
>> Wireshark didn't even start when AirPcap was connected.
>> Next step was to install a Windows XP SP2 in a VM, and there it worked. 
>> AirPcap is recognized and can capture data. I tried to enter the 
>> decryption key using wireshark as decryptor, but I could only choose WEP 
>> or WPA-PWD / WPA-PSK. When choosing WPA-PSK with my key (exactly 64 
>> characters long), I'm getting an error message that the key is too long. 
>> But even when cutting off 1 or 2 chars, I'm still getting this error 
>> message. So I'm a bit stuck at the moment.
>>
>> Is there any known bug with wireshark and Windows 7? I've read that 
>> wireshark and AirPcap have difficulties when running under Windows Vista, 
>> but haven't found anything regarding Windows 7.
>> Is there any chance that wireshark can decrypt WPA2-PSK?
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Oliver
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