Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] How to see through the PLCP header

[ASHISH HARCHWANI <ohh.gosh.who.is.this@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks gerald. It would be of great help if you can elaborate on meta information and PPI . I am kind of new bie to the world of networks.

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ASHISH HARCHWANI wrote:
>  I want to know if I can capture the PLCP header using wireshark. If yes
> then what's the set up I am suppose to use. I am not using AirPcap. Also
> what are the ways one can differentiate between different versions of
> 802.11 from the packets captured using wireshark in monitor mode.

As far as I know there's no way to view the PLCP directly in Wireshark.
If your environment supports a metainformation header like PPI or
Radiotap you can get at some of the PLCP indirectly, such as the data
rate and modulation.

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