To see those packets, the adapter must be in monitor mode.
On wireless LANs, even if the adapter is in promiscuous mode, packets not for the service set the adapter is configured for are usually ignored. On wired broadcast and wireless LANs, to capture traffic other than unicast traffic to the machine running the sniffer, multicast traffic to a multicast group that machine is monitoring, or broadcast traffic-the network adapter capturing the traffic must be in promiscuous mode. On wireless LANs, one can capture traffic on a particular channel, or on several channels using multiple adapters. To use a network tap is an even more reliable solution than to use a monitoring port, since taps are less likely to drop packets during high traffic load. For network monitoring purposes, it may also be desirable to monitor all data packets in a LAN by using a network switch with a so-called monitoring port that mirrors all packets that pass through all ports of the switch when systems (computers) are connected to a switch port. However, some methods avoid traffic narrowing by switches to gain access to traffic from other systems on the network (e.g., ARP spoofing). On wired broadcast LANs, depending on the network structure (hub or switch), one can capture traffic on all or parts of the network from a single machine on the network. Packet capture is the process of intercepting and logging traffic.
As data streams flow across the network, the sniffer captures each packet and, if needed, decodes the packet’s raw data, showing the values of various fields in the packet, and analyzes its content according to the appropriate RFC or other specifications. A packet analyzer (also known as a network analyzer, protocol analyzer or packet sniffer-or, for particular types of networks, an Ethernet sniffer or wireless sniffer) is a computer program or piece of computer hardware that can intercept and log traffic that passes over a digital network or part of a network.
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