libpcap, 802.11 and promiscuous mode

[claudio72 () free fr]

Hello there,

I am working on a project that involves sniffing 802.11 traffic.
I am using an Orinoco-based WLAN card.

I read that libpcap are not suitable as they are to sniff 802.11. According to
what I found out, libpcap  have to be patched to do that but the patch works
only if the WLAN card is set in monitor mode.

Is this true?

Is there a way to use libpcap libraries to sniff 802.11 packets keeping the
wireless card in promiscuous mode?

I hope someone can give me a help on this issue.

Thx

Claudio


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