CODEWITHSUNDEEP
wiresharkpackets
Recusiwe
Recusiwe

Reputation: 1140

Wireshark only capturing my packets, not packets on the network?

I just downloaded Wireshark on Windows 8.1, and when I try to capture packet it works just fine, just only for the current machine. I've "promiscuous mode" enabled, but nothing seems to happen? During the installation I installed WinPcap, and set it to run on boot. Is there any way to solve this? I've also tried to plug in a USB network adapter, without luck.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1212

Answers (1)

user862787
user862787

Reputation:

Wi-Fi network? Promiscuous mode generally doesn't work on those, especially on Windows; you need monitor mode, but, unfortunately, WinPcap doesn't support that, so Wireshark doesn't support it, either.

Switched wired network? Promiscuous mode isn't enough on a switched network; you need a "monitor port" or "SPAN port" or whatever the switch vendor calls it.

Upvotes: 0

Related Questions