Hey folks, Recently I've been trying to find an issue with my WiFi that runs on 5ghz using a Mac running Wireshark 2.0.3. Whenever I do a capture with I am only getting 2.4ghz traffic. If I run a capture manually in terminal using airport en0 sniff (channel) I can get the 5ghz traffic I want. Is there any way to specify what channel Wireshark captures on or allow it to capture 5ghz traffic along with 2.4ghz traffic? asked 29 Apr '16, 07:57  caffeinatedsoap |
One Answer:
You have to set the channel manually after disconnecting from an active network. Easiest way I found was the following tool: https://www.adriangranados.com/apps/airtool Alternatively, if you find these executables on the system, (to disassociate) (set channel 36, for instance, on 5GHz) I start Wireshark with monitor mode enabled on the wifi adapter to collect packets. answered 29 Apr '16, 09:13  Bob Jones |
Thanks Bob, that worked great!