From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-x22e.google.com (mail-qc0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::22e]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3C5CF21F118 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:59:45 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-qc0-f174.google.com with SMTP id s11so11353181qcv.5 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:59:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to; bh=4RJhW8/g7vk4tplW3GNZSUMxTYEi6OJMDFCZx6vgI/4=; b=lK7HGDJyvPyUuH5Go7wOgmqKJ9/+MkH8w2x5pmRZH+9zkpXHl0zuk1vbT1pqPCN2F4 zd+YES98CnT++O050C51Ioqv+JrDVSGc8vmnI/Ez6bB3Ugt/Ub5+D73PxThMTTiE7lhT 17r2Ae+p0dcBrJ4zPNEbVKVIOBwZ/JdDw91WMKDVZFysMqURmkX/HpVtw4JoUxYM4Crh dHMvE7+r36A0tRz30yVMpB/J50Ii0NmXCKCV7V5NIWYN8r3GQ5lzbmjHH3Q9eurcBvDV fmQJjxagiQl83CIavYfat51YAJ36BVoAdy/pqDrEIVlB5PUG9UzU7z7tzU8u2kL9zBFb i77Q== X-Received: by 10.224.80.202 with SMTP id u10mr51330611qak.60.1421773184394; Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:59:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from richs-mbp-8863.home.lan (pool-64-223-170-152.man.east.myfairpoint.net. [64.223.170.152]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id 10sm622740qap.39.2015.01.20.08.59.43 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:59:43 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Apple-Mail=_56170098-BCBA-4530-AA82-1960CDC4C0FC"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) From: Rich Brown In-Reply-To: <54B5D28A.3010906@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:59:41 -0500 Message-Id: <7B1EA8F0-FCB6-4A37-950F-2558FC751DE8@gmail.com> References: <54B5D28A.3010906@gmail.com> To: Richard Smith X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] Recording RF management info _and_ associated traffic? X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:00:14 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_56170098-BCBA-4530-AA82-1960CDC4C0FC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Jan 13, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Richard Smith wrote: > I'm trying to track down some poor wireless issues we are having at = work. At random times the 5Ghz WLANs we have just go to hell. >=20 > I've been sniffing in monitor mode which has been quite enlightening = there's certainly a lot more going on in the 5Ghz channels than I was = expecting. >=20 > Monitor mode shows me loads of stuff I didn't know was there but what = it doesn't show me is how all that other traffic interacts with the = traffic on my ESS. >=20 > =46rom what I've been reading it seems like you with most cards you = can't grab the 802.11 management info and actual traffic on the network = at the same time. >=20 > Is this possible with a WNDR3[78]00 CeroWRT (or openWRT) setup? One of the first things I would do is a Wifi site survey, to look for = conflicts between access points/channels, etc. Two recommendations for = tools: MacOSX: WiFi Explorer from Adrian Granados - US$4.99 from the Mac App = Store. http://www.adriangranados.com/apps/wifi-explorer Android: WiFi Analyzer from farproc - Donationware from the Android = store. https://sites.google.com/site/farproc/wifi-analyzer Rich --Apple-Mail=_56170098-BCBA-4530-AA82-1960CDC4C0FC Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJUvol9AAoJEH4agC/0z73/nTQH/35TL8HHPFto+41Ccs81HxFo vEDIjHrsMDd0Uc3Jg3FwHT1TSSNyzgFxXemJQ8wJGACA2/Fqi65UTzpCJbgjnIqp X19CDlBm1C/SLj3m7riQ69zzajuMRx4gzjEUf4NFuTmyNB0k0W4UEtGTp5wKrH/Z EVAv8M6mfSdPV7bL/rcaoE2hlkr7qCJglBPjR7744G5o/wwgUepLYMAoEHxOGYIO F+jFml43Uggf+NQs822U1Lh4nswqdnVCLsg+OJZ0IDokFh1zyg77L5nQG7QSlazM r7vHqlz2i6W+o1IgqRyTMSfScOisPTMp3MFjkuGhgO7YsFzP60vaqlFnSLRoakE= =14oh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_56170098-BCBA-4530-AA82-1960CDC4C0FC--