Re: DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_NETWORK_MONITOR in NDIS 6.0 on Vista

GV,

The card I'm using is a Linksys WMP55AG v1.2. I believe it is using
the Atheros Chipset AR5001X+.

Todd

On Jul 19, 10:22 am, "Gianluca Varenni"
<gianluca.vare...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Which specific Atheros driver (I mean, supported chipset) are we talking
about?

Have a nice day
GV

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On Jul 18, 3:14 pm, "Gianluca Varenni"
<gianluca.vare...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Are you sure the calls actually get forwarded all the way down to the
atheros driver? I know at least some of the Atheros NDIS6.0 drivers do
not
actually deliver the "uncooked" 802.11 frames.

Have a nice day
GV

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Hello Smart People,

In NDIS 6.0, Microsoft added an operational mode called
DOT11_OPERATION_MODE_NETWORK_MONITOR. It is designed to turn a 802.11
wireless adapter into a promiscuous capture card. In this mode you
can set filters to see all raw data and management packets, set
channel, set frequency, gather statistics, etc.

I interested in using these new features for the purpose of packet
analysis in a protocol analyzer. Can these new features be used on
Vista from within an NDIS protocol driver? It appears they may be
blocked by Windows when I have tried to set them from within a
protocol driver. I'm using a current Atheros NDIS 6.0 driver on Vista
and the calls never make it down to the miniport driver.

Is this by design to prevent 3rd party application developers from
using these new features, or I'm I missing something?

Thanks,

Todd Lange

The call to set the operational mode NEVER makes it to the Atheros
driver. The call to read the mode does work and will return the
operational mode. Is Windows blocking the call down to the driver?
The Atheros driver has code to process the OID, but it never sees
it.

-Todd


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