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author | Guy Harris <guy@alum.mit.edu> | 2010-05-07 01:22:33 +0000 |
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committer | Guy Harris <guy@alum.mit.edu> | 2010-05-07 01:22:33 +0000 |
commit | 20cbf81d39b80cfc69651092d9079ee34eee3d45 (patch) | |
tree | f3c93b3054bcbdf37ad3fdc29cedbc9832bdb956 /doc/dumpcap.pod | |
parent | 4c5b8c52771700820d71f8e108e4aebc59971762 (diff) |
Beginnings of monitor mode support with libpcap 1.x.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=32702
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diff --git a/doc/dumpcap.pod b/doc/dumpcap.pod index 7d375764c1..6fe5836978 100644 --- a/doc/dumpcap.pod +++ b/doc/dumpcap.pod @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ S<[ B<-D> ]> S<[ B<-f> E<lt>capture filterE<gt> ]> S<[ B<-h> ]> S<[ B<-i> E<lt>capture interfaceE<gt>|- ]> +S<[ B<-I> ]> S<[ B<-L> ]> S<[ B<-n> ]> S<[ B<-M> ]> @@ -163,6 +164,18 @@ standard libpcap format. Note: the Win32 version of B<Dumpcap> doesn't support capturing from pipes or stdin! +=item -I + +Put the interface in "monitor mode"; this is supported only on IEEE +802.11 Wi-Fi interfaces, and supported only on some operating systems. + +Note that in monitor mode the adapter might disassociate from the +network with which it's associated, so that you will not be able to use +any wireless networks with that adapter. This could prevent accessing +files on a network server, or resolving host names or network addresses, +if you are capturing in monitor mode and are not connected to another +network with another adapter. + =item -L List the data link types supported by the interface and exit. The reported |