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I have Windows 7 64 bit with Linksys WUSB54GC and as I understands it it is not possible to make to work in promiscous mode?

I've tried some netsh to enable it but still no luck. I would like to be able to capture packets not ment for me :-)

any magic and i can perform to make it happen?

asked 11 Jun '12, 12:23

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it it is not possible to make to work in promiscous mode?

Please read this: http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/WLAN#Windows

any magic and i can perform to make it happen?

Magic? Sure. Install Linux or use a bootable Linux CDROM ;-))

See here: http://ask.wireshark.org/questions/4529/sniffing-possible-only-after-disconnectreconnect-or-deauthenticating-a-client

Sounds like Backtrack 5 does work with that WIFI adapter.

Regards
Kurt

answered 11 Jun '12, 12:32

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