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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
en:users:drivers:iwlwifi:debugging [2022/05/29 14:27]
Johannes Berg
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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.
en/users/drivers/iwlwifi/debugging.txt · Last modified: 2022/05/30 08:07 by Johannes Berg