Re: Wireshark and AirPcap

["Oliver Stock" <ohlibaer () web de>]

Hi Gianluca,

running wireshark as administrator was the missing clue for the Win 7 problem :-)
Thanks a lot.
Best regards,

Oliver




-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: "Gianluca Varenni" 
Gesendet: 20.09.2010 18:34:23
An: wireshark-users () wireshark org
Betreff: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark and AirPcap

> Oliver,
>
> regarding Win7 and AirPcap:
> - is the AirPcap adapter recognized by the AirPcap Control Panel?
> - if yes, try running Wireshark with elevated privileges i.e. right-click on 
> the wireshark icon and use "Run as administrator".
>
> Have a nice day
> GV
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Oliver Stock" 
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:25 AM
> To: 
> Subject: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark and AirPcap
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm a network technician and frequently working with wireshark. I'm using 
> > the latest release on different systems with no problems in cabled 
> > networks. But lately I decided to get a more detailled insight into WLAN 
> > traffic and I bought an AirPcap, as it was mentioned that this stick 
> > perfectly integrates into wireshark. AirPcap unfortunately only runs under 
> > Windows, so I checked it first with a 32Bit version of Windows 7. Hmm, 
> > wireshark didn't recognize AirPcap. I checked for the latest driver, 
> > installed it, installed wireshark once again, and there it was, although 
> > an unreadable error message appeared at startup. I closed wireshark, 
> > reopened it, and no AirPcap appeared.
> > I then checked it with a 64Bit version of Windows 7, running in a VM. 
> > Wireshark didn't even start when AirPcap was connected.
> > Next step was to install a Windows XP SP2 in a VM, and there it worked. 
> > AirPcap is recognized and can capture data. I tried to enter the 
> > decryption key using wireshark as decryptor, but I could only choose WEP 
> > or WPA-PWD / WPA-PSK. When choosing WPA-PSK with my key (exactly 64 
> > characters long), I'm getting an error message that the key is too long. 
> > But even when cutting off 1 or 2 chars, I'm still getting this error 
> > message. So I'm a bit stuck at the moment.
> >
> > Is there any known bug with wireshark and Windows 7? I've read that 
> > wireshark and AirPcap have difficulties when running under Windows Vista, 
> > but haven't found anything regarding Windows 7.
> > Is there any chance that wireshark can decrypt WPA2-PSK?
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Oliver
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