Re: Using Airsnort through vmware on Red Hat 7.1

From: anindya (anindya@goonda.org)
Date: 08/31/01 

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:45:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: anindya <anindya@goonda.org>
To: "Kevin A.. Colin" <ColinK@dewnet.ncsc.mil>
Subject: Re: Using Airsnort through vmware on Red Hat 7.1
Message-ID: <20010831084144.F39022-100000@phat.***.net>

Hi Kevin,

        I believe this question is more appropriate in the
vmware newsgroups; BUT as far as I know, vmware does not
support bridging on wireless interfaces. Bridging on
the wireless interface means putting it into promiscuous
mode or "monitor" mode, which in 802.11b-land means that it CANNOT
transmit at the same time, unlike Ethernet. Somebody
correct me if I'm wrong here.

VMWare newsgroups are at news.vmware.com.

Thanks,
--Anindya

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Kevin A.. Colin wrote:

> Airsnort needs the following packages before compiling.
> Kernel source
> PCMCIA CS package
> wlan-ng package
> wlan-monitor-airsnort patch
>
> I run Red Hat 7.1 under VMware which uses a supplied driver through
> vmware that communicates with the host OS, Win2000.
>
> I use the Buffalo Technology PCMCIA card that has the same chipset as
> the Compaq WL100.
>
> Does anyone know which packages I can omit to make Airsnort work under
> VM? Or if can even work under VM?
>
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