On Dec 1, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Faraz Hasan wrote:
I am sorry this is not a reply to your question but I am sure you
can answer mine!
Possibly, but, as he's using Linux, he might not be able to answer
your question unless you're using Linux as well or he's familiar with
whatever OS you're using.
In any case, your reply went to the list - which is good, because that
way other people can also provide information.
I am trying to capture wireless traffic 802.11 using wireshark. Is
it only possible when I connect a certain wireless adaptor? I mean
is it necessary to have AirPcap adaptor or just any other adaptor?
Is it not possoble with just wireshark and WinPcap?
On what operating system are you running Wireshark?
On Windows, WinPcap's ability to capture 802.11 packets on anything
other than an AirPcap adapter is limited.
On Linux, *BSD, and Mac OS X, it may be possible, depending on the
driver and the version of the operating system, although, currently,
the steps you have to go through to capture in "monitor mode" are
somewhat complex.
See
http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/WLAN
for the details.