ORBIT-USER: Network Sniffers

[chris at orderonenetworks.com]

Kishore,

Thanks for the quick reply.

I'll give these a shot - it sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.

Thanks,
Chris

> Hi Chris:
>
> I routinely use ethereal (new name: wireshark) or tcpdump - the text
> version is called tethereal (new name: tshark). You can install it using
> apt-get install.
>
> Put the card in monitor mode first using "iwconfig athX mode monitor" (old
> driver) or "wlanconfig athX create wlandev wifiX wlanmode monitor".
>
> Is this what you were looking for?
>
> regards,
> Kishore
>
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> Kishore Ramachandran
> Graduate Assistant, WINLAB/ECE, Rutgers University.
> WWW  : http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/~kishore
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>
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 chris at orderonenetworks.com wrote:
>
>> Are there any network card sniffers installed on the nodes that anyone
>> knows about? I'd like to be able to watch exactly what is coming across
>> the radio.
>>
>> Alternatively, can someone recommend a good text-mode one?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>>
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