Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] installing on Fedora 3

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 02:15:44 -0800
Jahagirdar VS wrote:

If it is to capture packets then everything that is required to enable
the capture device and put it into monitor mode.

...assuming the capture device is an 802.11 interface, that is. He didn't indicate that it was, so he might want to capture on Ethernet, for example.

If he does want to capture on 802.11 in monitor mode, or capture non-data 802.11 packets, he might need to get the right versions of drivers for the adapter on which he'd be capturing. I don't know which of the drivers that come with FC3, if any, can handle that. The FAQ item for 802.11 capturing on Linux:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq#q5.38

has information on that.