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Sniffing 802.11 frames

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:42 pm
by Kentzo
I would like to sniff 802.11 frames as they ingress/egress the wlan interface in order to diagnose whether the packets set 802.11 UP.

The Packet Sniffer tool captures ethernet frames. The Wireless Sniffer disables interface, causing all clients to disconnect, and captures all air traffic it hears.

Is there an option to sniff actually received / sent 802.11 packets for a wlan connected client?

Re: Sniffing 802.11 frames  [SOLVED]

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:13 pm
by r00t
no, that's currently not possible with Mikrotik ROS.
As you have found, running sniffer disables the interface for regular use, so it's not possible to run it together with regular AP or client.
You would have to use second radio to make this work with Mikrotik.

Re: Sniffing 802.11 frames

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:41 pm
by anav
I would like to sniff 802.11 frames as they ingress/egress the wlan interface in order to diagnose whether the packets set 802.11 UP.
Its the WEEKEND, time for my silly post......

Kentzo, word, you cannot get high sniffing frames. ;-)