Re: [tcpdump-workers] libpcap, 802.11 and promiscuous mode

2004-06-21 Thread Guy Harris
On Jun 21, 2004, at 3:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am working on a project that involves sniffing 802.11 traffic. I am using an Orinoco-based WLAN card. I read that libpcap are not suitable as they are to sniff 802.11. Libpcap 0.7 and later should be able to handle 802.11 on Linux *IF* the Li

[tcpdump-workers] libpcap, 802.11 and promiscuous mode

2004-06-21 Thread claudio72
Hello there, I am working on a project that involves sniffing 802.11 traffic. I am using an Orinoco-based WLAN card. I read that libpcap are not suitable as they are to sniff 802.11. According to what I found out, libpcap have to be patched to do that but the patch works only if the WLAN card is