Got it to work using tcpdump on backtrack and am curious now if it works as well for Wireshark. While using tcpdump, my iPad shows traffic in both directions (src and dst) on channel 44 (5.2 GHz). Channel 6 (2.437 GHz) for example just reports the response (SYN-ACK, ACK, FIN) but not the request (SYN). Is there an option to change channels in Wireshark? Looks like that one is just listening on channel 6 since I get the same response as on backtrack for that specific channel. asked 17 Apr '12, 11:13  albert |
One Answer:
If "backtrace" means Backtrack Linux, no, there's currently no option in Wireshark to change channels; the only current Wireshark UI for controlling channels is for the Windows-only AirPcap adapter. You'd have to change the channel yourself, from the command line (which is what you've presumably done with tcpdump, as it has no channel-changing option either). answered 17 Apr '12, 12:09  Guy Harris ♦♦ |
