Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Realtek 8180 Monitor Mode in Windows?

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:25:35 -0800
On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 05:49:53PM +0800, David R. Lorentz wrote:
> I am using a Realtek RTL8180 Wireless card, and hoping to monitor
> activity for WEP key cracking.  Ethereal and WEPCrack run fine on my
> computer (Windows XP), but I understand I need to put the card into
> monitor mode to collect the appropriate data.  Is there any way to do
> this for an RTL8180 card?

I know of none for Windows with the standard drivers - I know of *no*
standard Windows drivers for *any* wireless card that support monitor
mode.

> (And if there is no way in Windows, how about Free-BSD?)

FreeBSD-current *might* support it, as might NetBSD-current; it's
supported (with a command) in some drivers for those systems, but I
don't know which ones.

It might also be supported in Linux, as some drivers support monitor
mode.