Wireshark · Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] problems with wireless sniffing on Windows

["Jamie Palmer" <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Well, yeah...I am using AP's...

 

There is no problem actually performing the sniff...it captures everyones' packets that is using the same AP and the same encryption key.  

 

The problem occurs after  the sniff...its like the driver gets hosed up for my wireless card...it then becomes useless (can't ping anybody, for instance) until I reboot or reset my card.

 

JBP

-----Original Message-----
From: darren [mailto:teodarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:15 AM
To: 'Jamie Palmer'; ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Ethereal-users] problems with wireless sniffing on Windows

Dear Jamie,

 

Were you associated with any APs or Adhoc stations during the time of the sniff?

 

Otherwise, your promiscuous mode is only promiscuous from the network layer and is no use for raw 802.11 packets. This is not a problem with ethereal but your windows drivers.

 

darren

-----Original Message-----
From: ethereal-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ethereal-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Palmer
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:18 AM
To: ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Ethereal-users] problems with wireless sniffing on Windows

 

Hi,

 

Has anyone experienced problems with sniffing in promiscuous mode over a wireless lan using Windows NT/2000/XP, LibPCAP and Ethereal?  I'm using the latest of everything...I can sniff the card once...looks fine...but then the card gets all out of whack and I need to reboot to get my stack back in working order.  This doesn't seem to be local to my machine...others have experienced it too...

 

Anyone know of a workaround?

 

Jamie Palmer