From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] hcidump supports real raw packets ?? From: Marcel Holtmann To: Emmanuel Mendoza Cc: BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1096056211.6925.39.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:03:31 +0200 Hi Emmanuel, > I'm using Bluez for programming a hcidump based sniffer, but I'm confused > about the captured packets. Do packets have ACCESS_CODE + HEADER + BODY format?? > Can or would can hcidump has this support??. I probe this feature using -R > command, but the packets has a different format. the tool is called hcidump and can only sniff HCI and upper layers. No radio, baseband or link manager sniffing. > Also I'd like to know if someone knows a Bluetooth Adaptor USB's firmware that > support the monitor mode to achieve real sniff. I know that hcidump only sniff > the local connections. If some firmware supports the monitor mode, would hcidump > work fine in this case? There is nothing like a monitor mode. For this kind of sniffing you need a protocol analyzer. Look at www.catc.com or www.fte.com. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users