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Can I use Wireshark/Ethereal to capture 802.11 packets ?

April 26, 2017capture ethereal packets Wireshark

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Can I use Wireshark/Ethereal to capture 802.11 packets ?

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Under Linux, simply setup the card in monitor mode with the airmon-ng script. Under Windows, Wireshark can capture 802.11 packets using AirPcap. Except in very rare cases, Ethereal cannot capture 802.11 packets under Windows.