Problem - wireless capture on windows in promiscuous mode

Question

hey i have Tp-Link Wireless Usb And I Try To Start caputre with wireshark i have this problem

The capture session could not be initiated (failed to set hardware filter to promiscuous mode). Please check that "\Device\NPF_{1BD779A8-8634-4EB8-96FA-4A5F9AB8701F}" is the proper interface. Help can be found at:

http://wiki.wireshark.org/WinPcap http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup

and i have windows xp can anyone help me pleas?

Answer 1

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promiscuous mode does not work properly on Windows with several (most) wifi adapters.

http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/WLAN#windows

If you need a working solution for Windows, please check the AirPcap adapters.

http://www.riverbed.com/us/products/cascade/wireshark_enhancements/airpcap.php

Regards
Kurt

answered 16 Jul '12, 15:01

Kurt Knochner ♦
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thats problem :( i need to get cap file for crack :( do you know any other method to get the cap file :(

(16 Jul '12, 15:11) elie

Capture on Linux.

(16 Jul '12, 15:20) Kurt Knochner ♦

the Back Track Not Read Tp-Link Do You Have Any Driver Pleas Or Something To Do :S

(17 Jul '12, 02:27) elie

If Backtrack does not detect the TP-Link adapter, then your options are kind of 'limited'.

The best recommendation I have: Read the documentation of Backtrack and buy a supported WLAN adapter.

http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Drivers

One of those will most certainly work with Wireshark as well.

The Alfa USB Adapter - AWUS036H usually get's good ratings:

(17 Jul '12, 02:30) Kurt Knochner ♦