Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] I can not capture

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:12:50 -0700
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 10:34:35AM +0900, Sang-Eon Kim wrote:
> I read the http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q5.22
> I run Ethereal on windowXP.
> But cisco Aironet cards can be supported Linux and FreeBSD.

Yes, but that doesn't mean they can be supported on Windows.

> Also, I have been tried WinDump.
> I can't succeed on cisco Aironet card neither.
> So, I can't capture a IP packet by Ethereal or WinDump on windowXP.

That means it's a WinPcap problem, so, as my previous mail to you said,
you should report the problem to the WinPcap developers:

	http://winpcap.polito.it/contact.htm

although, if it's a driver problem, there's probably nothing they can do
about it.

> Anyone knows how to capture IP packet with cisco Aironet card on
> windowXP ?

I don't.  Perhaps the WinPcap developers do, but perhaps nobody does -
perhaps it's not even possible with WinPcap-based applications such as
Ethereal.

It might be possible with commercial sniffers such as Sniffer Wireless
from Network Associates:

	http://www.sniffer.com/

or AiroPeek from Wildpackets:

	http://www.wildpackets.com/

but, if it is possible, that's because they've written their own Windows
drivers for the various wireless networking cards.  I don't have the
time or expertise with either NDIS and Windows networking *OR* with the
hardware for those wireless cards to write a driver, and certainly don't
have the time to support a driver even if I could write one; I suspect
few if any other Ethereal or WinPcap developers have the time or
expertise either.