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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] 802.15.4 and Wireshark questions

From: Graham Bloice <graham.bloice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:28:17 +0100
On 19/05/2011 23:29, Ryan "Izzy" Bales wrote:
I've been using wireshark for ethernet/wireless networks for a while, but a new project I'm working on involves 802.15.4/Zigbee, and I'm looking for a cheap-ish way to go about sniffing out exactly what I'm sending. I've found one page( http://wiki.wireshark.org/IEEE_802.15.4 ) involving a $500 radio, and I'm wondering if anybody has used any other radios to do the same thing. If not, I'm curious how hard it would be to write something to interface with one of the many USB-Zigbee sticks I've found while browsing around.

I've probably missed some pages on the wiki or elsewhere that walk through how to add this kind of stuff, but even just telling me so(And maybe pointing me in the right direction) would be helpful. Thanks!
See here: http://www.jennic.com/support/support_files/jn-an-1115_protocol_sniffer_with_wireshark

The radio modules can be obtained quite cheaply, approx GBP15 to 20, but you'll need to mount them on something to provide power and the interface to a PC.  Jennic also provide the radio modules in an evaluation kit, but they are back at the GBP 400 mark.

The modules: http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=500006+1004100&Ntk=gensearch_001&Ntt=jennic&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial
The evaluation kit: http://uk.farnell.com/jennic/jn5148-ek010/kit-eval-zigbee-pro-jn5148/dp/1739333

To make a working sniffer from a module you need the module, a 3.3V power supply and a USB to 3.3V serial interface.

For some experiments (mainly Radio Control) with the modules see: http://code.google.com/p/rc24/wiki/GettingStarted

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Regards,

Graham Bloice