[CUWiN-Dev] Monitor mode with Atheros

[Jeongkeun Lee]

Hi Dave,

I'd like to have a mesh node to operate as a packet sniffer. The sniffer
will be placed right next to a sender and sniff out every packet transmitted
by the sender. We have written codes which read 64-bit hardware timestamp of
received packets in ath device driver, which is reported to the application
program (sniffer daemon). 

The sniffer does not have to transmit packets. But it has to hear every
packet (from the sender) regardless of the destination address in the
packet. Thus, the sniffer needs to operate in monitor mode, as I guessed.
But it seems the device driver needs to be modified to support monitor mode.
Or there is another way to make a sniffer without using monitor mode?

Thanks,
-- Jeongkeun

> You cannot transmit packets in monitor mode.  It is a receive-only mode.
> What are you trying to achieve?  I can probably suggest a different way.
> 
> Dave
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