> It can be in promiscious mode (wardriving). Just to nitpick:
Promisc implies delivering all data frames from the medium. rfmon is actually a different link type and delivers management frames (for which there isn't a clear equivalent in 802.3). Promisc does not imply disabling normal operation. Rfmon generally does, either due to firmware restrictions or because the app using rfmon wants to control the channel. I'd expect promisc on a wireless device to report 802.3 formatted data frames for all data on the network the card is associated to. Many cards can't do this, so cleanly reporting that inability may be a good idea. Rfmon reports link layer frames, both data and non-data, with 802.11 headers, independent of network association. Not to hassle needlessly, I just think being clear early in the planning can help eliminate problems later. Promisc and rfmon are fairly different things. -m -- Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Fingerprint: 3546 89DF 3C9D ED80 3381 A661 D7B2 8822 738B BDB1 "We're sorry, Susy won't be attending classes for the rest of this academic year. She caught the measles, and we had her shot."
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