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en:users:drivers:iwlwifi:debugging [2022/03/31 09:45] Georg Müller [Tracing] Option is called IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING, not IWLWIFI_TRACING |
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The output of the air sniffing operation is a file with a pcap extension that can be parsed by the [[https://www.wireshark.org|Wireshark]] program. | The output of the air sniffing operation is a file with a pcap extension that can be parsed by the [[https://www.wireshark.org|Wireshark]] program. | ||
=== How to get a sniffer capture with your Intel device === | === How to get a sniffer capture with your Intel device === | ||
+ | To capture all A-MSDUs, you need to reload the iwlwifi driver with the ''amsdu_size=3'' module parameter. | ||
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In order to put your device in monitor mode and get a sniffer capture, you first need to stop using it as a Wi-Fi client. To do so there are several options: | In order to put your device in monitor mode and get a sniffer capture, you first need to stop using it as a Wi-Fi client. To do so there are several options: | ||
* Disable Wi-Fi from the Network Manager GUI and re-enable manually with <code>rfkill unblock wifi </code> This may not work on all the distributions. | * Disable Wi-Fi from the Network Manager GUI and re-enable manually with <code>rfkill unblock wifi </code> This may not work on all the distributions. |