Greetings, I am quite new to Wireshark/Linux Kali. I am wondering if, according to my setup, (which I will describe shortly) I should be able to see wifi packets from my cell phone. I have 4 devices:
In Wireshark the EAPOL packet (4 of 4)802.11 radio info for my Android shows: Phy type 802.11b (4) Channel:1 Freq: 2412 MHZ and for Sony laptop: Phy type 802.11g (6)\ Channel: 1 Freq: 2412 MHZ Why can't I see wifi traffic to/from my android phone? Do I have to set my interface to specifically capture 802.11b to see the packets from my android device? or is this just a red herring. asked 17 Feb '16, 11:05 jsixpack1 edited 17 Feb '16, 16:50 |
One Answer:
Your first statement says: "The interface is set to monitor mode, channel 1 and is associated to my WIFI router's ESSID." That's not how monitor mode works. Once you place your adapter in monitor mode and select a channel, you do not associate to any WLAN. The adapter will capture all the traffic on channel 1. answered 17 Feb '16, 19:38 Amato_C |
Thank you for the info Amato_C. I appreciate that. Helps increase my knowledge.
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