Ethereal-users: [Ethereal-users] Bugs: v 0.10.6 on FreeBSD, using ieee80211_radiotap(9)

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From: Jon Passki <cykyc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:16:13 -0700 (PDT)
Hello All,

I am running the FreeBSD ports version of Ethereal (0.10.6)
compiled with the following:
GTK+ 2.4.9
Glib 2.4.6
libpcap 0.8.3
libz 1.2.1
libpcre 4.5
Net-SNMP 5.1.2
ADNS

FreeBSD is 5.3BETA4 as of Wed, Sept 15th.  Running two
kernels+modules: one w/ Sam's [1] Atheros patches and one w/o. 
Bugs applicable in both cases.

Two bugs:
---
<not critical>
Capture -> Start
    Change 'Interface' to a wireless one (e.g. ath0)
    Attempt to change 'Link-layer header type' to something other
than 'Ethernet'

The other options are not displayed.  I can get them to be
displayed by running a capture using Ethernet, stopping, and
performing another capture.  The two wireless ones (w/ and w/o
radiotap headers) are displayed correctly.
---
<moderately critical for wireless assessments>
Capture -> Start
    Change 'Interface' to a wireless one (e.g. ath0)
    Change 'Link-layer header type' to a wireless option
    Checkbox 'Update list of packets in real time' under 'Display
Options'

An error window (one w/ red circle & white line) pops up w/ the
following message: Child capture process exited: exit status 1

I can have Ethereal perform real time updates when using the
Ethernet link type & it works as normal.

Any hints or patches I could try?

TIA,

Jon Passki

[1] http://www.freebsd.org/~sam/net80211+ath-20040818.tgz

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