Re: [Wirelessdriver-devel] hello list

[Alf W. <al...@is...>]

On 30 Jan 2005, at 11:22a, Folkert Saathoff wrote:

> so my questions would be:
> a] does anyone actually read this list and is interested in having
>    an opensource prism2 driver for darwin?

There's at least one interested lurker here.

> b] has anyone done anything more with the source which isnt in the
>    repository?

I'm working on iStumbler (http://istumbler.net/), and passive sniffing 
is actually low on the priority list right now. But having a driver 
that allowed passive sniffing on a live connection would be a huge 
improvement over the current Mac wireless sniffing arrangement.

> c] is it actually possible and as easy as i think to set the pccard
>    into monitor mode and just pass the 802.11b frames on to raw
>    socket interface which ethereal uses? so that i can read the raw
>    frames from the air? any thoughts?

Would be nice wouldn't it? I can't help you except to cheer you on ;)

You might also have a look at the sources for KisMac, especially his 
macjack driver:
	http://kismac.binaervarianz.de/about.php

Hope that helps.

Best,
Alf