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Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:35:46 -0500
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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To: Arthur Moreira <arthur.moreira@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: bdm 4353 802.11n monitor mode you can?
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On 08/05/2010 09:38 AM, Arthur Moreira wrote:
> Tks Larry
> I willl wait, the broadcom support team call for look the dell. And
> the dell only windows driver.
> 
> Larry i need much to can make a scan in networks, i work with network
> secutiry and buyed a dell laptop, without knowing that it would take
> this job.
> 
> what you can do to help me or guide me I appreciate.
> 
> you who work with creating the modules and drivers can not create a
> module to put the card 802.11n broadcom 4353 chipset in monitor mode?
> and packet injection?

You can certainly use ndiswrapper and the Windows driver. My only question would
be the stability of that configuration.

Your other option would be to purchase a USB device that does support monitor
mode. My favorite is the Netgear WG111V2, which uses the rtl8187 driver. These
are available for ~$10 on Ebay. Any device that uses mac80211 should be capable
of monitor mode. If you want both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, then you can use a Dell
Wireless 1450 USB adapter (Model D1450U). There is one on Ebay for $21.

Reverse-engineering a complicated device like the Broadcom 802.11n chips is not
trivial. We get no specifications or any help from Broadcom. Yes, we will be
able to provide a driver with full capabilities; however, I have no idea when
that will happen.

Please do a "Reply-to-all" so that the mailing list archives have the full
record of our mails.

Larry