Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] WLAN APC file and RSSI

[Avi Berkovich <avi_berko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

First, thanks for the link.

As for the dBm value, it is present in the capture file (stored right after the percentage value in the packet header).



> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:34:55 -0800
> From: gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] WLAN APC file and RSSI
>
> Avi Berkovich wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Wireshark doesn't display the RSSI value in dBm, only in percent.
> > This happens with APC files captured with Airopeek.
> >
> > Is this a limitation?
>
> Are you sure the dBm values are present in the capture file? According to
> http://www.wildpackets.com/elements/whitepapers/Converting_Signal_Strength.pdf,
> WildPackets prefers to use percentage values.
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