2010/2/15 Neshama Parhoti <pneshama@xxxxxxxxx>: >>>> Monitoring in general works in almost all linux drivers > > So I can just start monitoring with my thinkpad ? > > And I will get to see stuff like transmission rate and power levels ? Basically yes, though some drivers, notably zd1211rw doesn't report power levels. Also, HT packets don't yet show correct TX rates in the radiotap header. (But apparently they are displayed now, only the MCS index is missing!) > > What software do I use for that ? Wireshark ? Yes - use a recent version to correctly decode the radiotap header. > > So really, no need to buy those (obnoxious) USB dongle or PCMCIA > cards that needs windows ? That's great news!! > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
