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How to Set a WLAN Frequency or Channel in Linux for Wireshark Packet Capture

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Post Views: 137 Learning how to manually control Wi-Fi channels in Linux is a foundational skill for wireless troubleshooting and packet analysis. Proper channel selection is critical because Wi-Fi troubleshooting is highly dependent on capturing the correct RF environment at the correct moment in time. When combined with Wireshark, Linux monitor mode provides one of […]

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WlanHelper: How to Use It in Windows

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Post Views: 4,157 WlanHelper.exe is a command-line tool from the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and the folks at nmap/npcap that is used to manipulate advanced Wi-Fi driver settings, especially for testing and development. It allows you to control wireless network adapter settings such as: Do You Already Have WlanHelper? It’s possible if you have installed

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3 Ways to put your Wi-Fi Interface in Monitor Mode in Linux

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Post Views: 9,047 Check out these great references as well:  Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture  Our other Wi-Fi related articles If you are like me, you count on the Internet to help with how to’s especially when using Linux.  That said, sometimes the information can be contradicting

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Getting a Virtual Machine to Access Wi-Fi Monitor Mode

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Post Views: 6,214 Check out these great references as well:  Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark  Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture  Our other Wi-Fi related articles In our article on putting your WLAN Wi-Fi interface into Monitor Mode so you can sniff Wi-Fi packets and troubleshoot WLAN’s, we said that if you are

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