MikroTik RouterOS™ v2.9

Prism card doesn't report that the use of WEP is required for all data type frames, which means that
some clients will not see that access point uses encryption and will not be able to connect to such
AP. This is a Prism hardware problem and can not be fixed. Use Atheros-based cards (instead of
Prism) on APs if you want to provide WEP in your wireless network.
Sniffer
Home menu level: /interface wireless sniffer
Description
With wireless sniffer you can sniff packets from wireless networks.
Property Description
channel-time (time; default: 200ms) - how long to sniff each channel, if multiple-channels is set to
yes
file-limit (integer; default: 10) - limits file-name's file size (measured in kilobytes)
file-name (text; default: "") - name of the file where to save packets in PCAP format. If file-name
is not defined, packets are not saved into a file
memory-limit (integer; default: 1000) - how much memory to use (in kilobytes) for sniffed packets
multiple-channels (yes | no; default: no) - whether to sniff multiple channels or a single channel
• no - wireless sniffer sniffs only one channel in frequency that is configured in /interface
wireless
• yes - sniff in all channels that are listed in the scan-list in /interface wireless
only-headers (yes | no; default: no) - sniff only wireless packet heders
receive-errors (yes | no; default: no) - whether to receive packets with CRC errors
streaming-enabled (yes | no; default: no) - whether to send packets to server in TZSP format
streaming-max-rate (integer; default: 0) - how many packets per second the router will accept
• 0 - no packet per second limitation
streaming-server (IP address; default: 0.0.0.0) - streaming server's IP address
Sniffer Sniff
Home menu level: /interface wireless sniffer sniff
Description
Wireless Sniffer Sniffs packets
Property Description
file-over-limit-packets (read-only: integer) - how many packets are dropped because of exceeding
file-limit
file-saved-packets (read-only: integer) - number of packets saved to file
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