On 26/04/2009 04:32, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:03:33 +0100, LR<lrme@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> It was actually the promiscuous mode I was interested in. I did ask
>> about this several months ago but no one seemed to have tried it. The
>> following link was for ver 3.1 but ver 3.3 has the same functionality.
>> <http://blogs.technet.com/netmon/archive/2007/06/15/wireless-capturing-with-network-monitor-3-1.aspx>
>
> The above link seems to imply that anything that is blessed by
> Microsoft will work. Quoting:
> NOTE: That the Windows Logo Kit 1.0c has released. Please verify
> with your manufacture that your NIC has passed this certification
> to determine if NM3.1 supports wireless sniffing. The list above
> will no longer be updated now that the certification is complete.
> I read that to hint that if the card and driver have the right logo,
> and are in the hardware compatibility list, it should work in
> promiscuous mode. However, without a copy of the tests, I can't tell
> if the logo kit actually tests for promiscuous mode functionality. If
> so, it's a 180 degree reversal of previous Microsoft policy which was
> to intentionally disarm promiscuous mode in the XP NDIS 5.x drivers.
>
> Digging furthur:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/>
> Drilling down to wireless adapters, I find:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Browse.aspx?type=Hardware&category=Networking&subc ategory=Wireless%20Network%20Cards>
> Looks like it's only for Vista drivers. So much for XP. Looking for
> the Intel 3945ABG card, it shows the right logo status for Vista:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=Intel%20PRO%2fWireles s%203945ABG%20Network%20Connection%20-%20network%20adapter&v=Intel&uid=&pf=0&pi=48&c=Net working&sc=Wireless%20Network%20Cards&os=32-bit>
> So, by my interpretation of the vague comments on the NM3 page, and
> assuming promiscuous mode is in the logo tests, the Intel 3945ABG card
> just might work with NM3.x.
>
>
My ZD1211 USB adapter hangs when I try to go into Monitor Mode,
Promiscuous, and says adapter busy. I tried it several times and it
would not work and on 3 occasions I had to create a new wireless
connection to get the adapter to connect to my router afterwards.
My RT2870 USB adapter and the built in AR5007 b/g adapter both work
although they give different RSSI's, greater than 10 difference, and
different rates.
WLK 1.3 now has to be used for WLAN for Vista.
<http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/WLK/default.mspx>