Wireshark · Wireshark-users: [Wireshark-users] Promiscuous/Monitor Modes

[Daniel <neagarudan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everybody!

According to the wireshark study guide by Laura Chappell, the wireless 
adapter can have 4 combinations of monitor/promiscuous mode 
configurations. I don't get one single configuration: when the monitor 
mode is enabled, but the promiscuous is disabled. As far as I 
understood, the host won't be associated with any AP, because it's in 
the monitor mode. In addition, the adapter won't capture any frames with 
a destination different than its own MAC address, because it's in the 
promiscuous mode. This means no traffic will be captured. What's the use 
of this configuration? Or did I understand something wrong?

Best Regards, Daniel