Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Bluetooth capture and client manager From: Marcel Holtmann To: Manjunath Prabhu Cc: BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: <2de46576041101220615adedb4@mail.gmail.com> References: <2de46576041101220615adedb4@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1099392428.10948.28.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:47:08 +0100 Hi Manjunath, > I am working on a BT project and am trying to capture bluetooth packets. > > I have done a simple test, where in using hcidump i have captured the > packets and saved it to a file. I have then fed the file to > ethereal.........which gives limited and insufficient information like > data bytes, frame number etc. I am not able to retrieve any header > contents I never finished the Bluetooth decoder for Ethereal and so it is only capable of reading the hcidump format. > Is it possible to capture and analyse BT packets from the air > interface, calculate the data transfer rate, etc...something similar > to a 802.11 client manager???? Please do send the links ..if some work > has already taken place on this front. For getting air packets you need a protocol analyzer. For a client manager you can use the link quality, RSSI etc. and you should look the HCI part of the specification, because everything you can do is in there. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users