The default Windows drivers don't provide access to the 802.11-specific management and beacon packets. It's possible to capture them using Ethereal under Linux and FreeBSD; see http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q5.24 for more details.
On Sat, 5 Oct 2002, CYL1 wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any way to catch all the packets or number of packets that were transmitted > from/to a wireless pc card and a wireless access point? > > My Ethereal version is 0.9.7 with gtk+1.3, glib1.3.2, libz1.1.4, windows version on > my Win2000 laptop. My wireless access point and pc card are both Linksys. The wap is > connected to my Linksys 4port Router. I could catch all packet between my pc card > and the router but not packets between the wap and my pc card. > > I have been trying to get all packets between one wireless pc card and a wireless > access point but nevet got any packets in the view, unless I ping the access point > with its ip or run a snmp program with the access point. I thought I should be able > to catch all the mackets that were transmitted from/to the wireless access point and > my wireless pc card. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Chuan Yin > >
