Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] which card to buy?

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:34:01 -0800
Jahagirdar VS wrote:

Since you want to sniff WLAN Packets you are restricted to Linux
environment:


	http://www.ethereal.com/faq#q5.38

or FreeBSD environment:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq#q5.39

or NetBSD 2.0 environment:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq#q5.40
but forget Windows - when it comes to capture on 802.11 interfaces, it *REALLY SUCKS* unless you're running an application that supplies its own drivers (Ethereal doesn't - I don't know whether any Ethereal developers have the time, energy, or expertise to do that).