Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Capturing Wifi Control Frames on MacOS
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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:03:14 -0800

On Jan 12, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Guy Harris wrote:


Yes, unless you have a Mac with a device that can remain associated
while in monitor mode (the impression I have is that the Atheros-based
AirPort devices can't, but there might be Broadcom-based devices that
can).
The Atheros-based adapter on my MacBook Pro, and its driver, don't appear to allow the adapter remain associated with a network while the adapter is in monitor mode.
It looks as if the Broadcom-based adapter on an iMac to which I have access, and its driver, *does* allow the adapter to remain associated with a network while it's in monitor mode.