What is AirPcap adapter?

Windows 802.11n adapters (Eye P.A. The AirPcap Nx is a USB wireless packet capture device (802.11a/b/g/n 2×2 MIMO) that overcomes the typical wireless packet capture limitations of Windows. Support for this device is built into Eye P.A. as a packet capture device.

How do I use AirPcap with Wireshark?

Capturing Packets with Wireshark

1. Use the Wireless Toolbar to configure the desired channel and channel width.
2. Under Capture, click on AirPcap USB wireless capture adapter to select the capture interface.
3. Click the Start Capture button to begin the capture.
4. When you are finished capturing, click the Stop button.

Can I use Wireshark without WiFi adapter?

Wireshark uses libpcap or Winpcap libraries to capture network traffic on Windows. Winpcap libraries are not intended to work with WiFi network cards, therefore they do not support WiFi network traffic capturing using Wireshark on Windows. Monitor mode for Windows using Wireshark is not supported by default.

How do I use monitor mode in Wireshark?

With Wireshark 1.4 or later, to capture in monitor mode on an AirPort Extreme device, check the “Monitor mode” checkbox in the “Capture Options” dialog (in Wirehark before 1.8) or in the “Edit Interface Settings” dialog for the interface in Wireshark 1.8 and later.

Do you need a WinPcap adapter for Wireshark?

Until Wireshark sees with AirPcap 4.1.0 build 1622 or equivalent, it’s not going to recognize your AirPcap adapter. You need to use WinPcap. Any installation of npcap will have to be removed so that Wireshark will use the WinPcap driver.

Can a airpcap card be detected in Wireshark?

To confirm that I had done the proper steps, I have repeated the above, and further, I disabled the anti-virus in case there was some weird interaction. Wireshark will detect my USB Wireless card and Cain and Abel will detect the Airpcap card. Wireshark will still not detect the Airpcap card, however.

What kind of router does riverbed airpcap use?

Riverbed AirPcap USB-based adapters capture 802.11 wireless traffic for analysis by SteelCentral Packet Analyzer (Cascade Pilot) or Wireshark. Unless otherwise noted, both 32 and 64 bit are supported. Unless otherwise noted, both 32 and 64 bit are supported.

What kind of driver do I need for Wireshark?

You need to use WinPcap. Any installation of npcap will have to be removed so that Wireshark will use the WinPcap driver. I tested with Win 10, Wireshark 3.1.1 (shouldn’t be any change from the current release 3.0.3 w.r.t. AirPcap), WinPcap 4.1.3 and an AirPcap Nx.