#!/bin/bash # Test script to verify monitor mode works with tshark # Usage: ./test_monitor_tshark.sh [interface] [channel] [duration_seconds] set -e INTERFACE="${1:-wlan0}" CHANNEL="${2:-36}" DURATION="${3:-10}" # Default 10 seconds, minimum 1 second # Ensure minimum 1 second if [ "$DURATION" -lt 1 ]; then DURATION=1 fi echo "=== Testing Monitor Mode with tshark ===" echo "Interface: $INTERFACE" echo "Channel: $CHANNEL" echo "Duration: $DURATION seconds" echo "" # Check if running as root if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then echo "Please run as root (use sudo)" exit 1 fi # Check if tshark is installed if ! command -v tshark &> /dev/null; then echo "tshark is not installed. Installing..." if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y tshark elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then sudo dnf install -y wireshark-cli else echo "Please install tshark manually" exit 1 fi fi # Unmanage from NetworkManager if command -v nmcli &> /dev/null; then echo "Unmanaging interface from NetworkManager..." nmcli device set "$INTERFACE" managed no 2>/dev/null || true fi # Unblock WiFi rfkill unblock wifi 2>/dev/null || true # Bring down interface echo "Bringing down interface..." ip link set "$INTERFACE" down 2>/dev/null || true sleep 0.5 # Set monitor mode echo "Setting monitor mode..." if ! iw dev "$INTERFACE" set type monitor; then echo "Error: Failed to set monitor mode" exit 1 fi sleep 0.5 # Bring up interface echo "Bringing up interface..." ip link set "$INTERFACE" up || echo "Warning: Failed to bring interface up" sleep 0.5 # Set channel echo "Setting channel to $CHANNEL..." iw dev "$INTERFACE" set channel "$CHANNEL" || echo "Warning: Failed to set channel" # Verify monitor mode echo "" echo "Verifying monitor mode..." iw dev "$INTERFACE" info | grep -E "(type|channel)" || echo "Could not verify" # Check DLT with tshark (capture for 1 second) echo "" echo "Checking Data Link Type (1 second test capture)..." echo "(This may take up to 2 seconds if no packets are present)" # Use timeout with -c to limit packets and avoid hanging # Capture both stdout and stderr # Fields: frame.number, wlan.ra (Receiver Address), wlan.ta (Transmitter Address), radiotap.present # Note: wlan.ra and wlan.ta may not be available for all frame types, but are correct for monitor mode TEST_OUTPUT=$(timeout 2 tshark -i "$INTERFACE" -c 100 -T fields \ -e frame.number \ -e wlan.ra \ -e wlan.ta \ -e radiotap.present \ 2>&1 || true) TEST_EXIT_CODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]} # Show any warnings/errors from tshark (but not packet data) echo "$TEST_OUTPUT" | grep -E "(Running as|tshark:|Warning|Error|Capturing)" || true # Count packets (lines starting with a number, excluding error messages) PACKET_LINES=$(echo "$TEST_OUTPUT" | grep -E '^[0-9]+' || true) PACKET_COUNT=$(echo "$PACKET_LINES" | wc -l || echo "0") # Count lines with radiotap.present (4th field) set to 1 PLCP_COUNT=$(echo "$PACKET_LINES" | awk -F'\t' 'NF >= 4 && $1 != "" && $4 != "" && $4 != "0" && $4 != "-" {count++} END {print count+0}' || echo "0") # Show sample output with better formatting if [ "$PACKET_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then echo "Sample packets:" echo "$PACKET_LINES" | head -5 | awk -F'\t' '{ ra = ($2 != "" && $2 != "-") ? $2 : "N/A" ta = ($3 != "" && $3 != "-") ? $3 : "N/A" radiotap = ($4 == "1" || $4 == "1.0") ? "yes" : "no" printf " Frame %s: RA=%s, TA=%s, PLCP=%s\n", $1, ra, ta, radiotap }' fi echo "" echo "Test capture results:" echo " Packets captured: $PACKET_COUNT" echo " PLCP headers: $PLCP_COUNT" if [ "$PLCP_COUNT" -eq 0 ] && [ "$PACKET_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Note: Packets captured but no radiotap headers (may be using DLT_IEEE802_11 instead of DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO)" fi echo "" echo "=== Starting tshark capture ($DURATION seconds) ===" echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop early" echo "" # Capture for specified duration and count packets echo "Capturing packets for $DURATION seconds..." # Use a temporary pcap file to avoid field extraction errors during capture # Capture to file first, then parse it - this prevents tshark from exiting early TEMP_PCAP=$(mktemp /tmp/tshark_capture_XXXXXX.pcap) echo "Capturing to temporary file: $TEMP_PCAP" set +e # Temporarily disable exit on error # Capture to pcap file - this won't error on missing fields timeout "$DURATION" tshark -q -i "$INTERFACE" -n -w "$TEMP_PCAP" 2>/dev/null CAPTURE_EXIT_CODE=$? set -e # Re-enable exit on error # Exit code 124 means timeout occurred (expected), 0 means command completed normally if [ "$CAPTURE_EXIT_CODE" -ne 0 ] && [ "$CAPTURE_EXIT_CODE" -ne 124 ]; then echo "Warning: tshark capture exited with code $CAPTURE_EXIT_CODE" fi # Now parse the pcap file to extract fields # Use -Y filter to only process frames that have RA/TA to avoid field errors CAPTURE_OUTPUT=$(tshark -q -r "$TEMP_PCAP" -n -T fields \ -Y "(wlan.ra) || (wlan.ta)" \ -e frame.number \ -e frame.time \ -e wlan.ra \ -e wlan.ta \ -e wlan.fc.type \ -e wlan.fc.subtype \ -e wlan.fc.type_subtype \ -e radiotap.present \ 2>/dev/null || true) # Clean up temp file rm -f "$TEMP_PCAP" # Force output flush sync # Show stats immediately after capture completes echo "" echo "=== Capture Statistics ===" # Show any warnings/errors (but not the "Running as root" or "Capturing" messages) WARNINGS=$(echo "$CAPTURE_OUTPUT" | grep -E "(tshark:|Warning|Error)" | grep -v -E "(Running as|Capturing)" | head -5 || true) if [ -n "$WARNINGS" ]; then echo "$WARNINGS" echo "" fi # Count total packets captured (lines starting with a number followed by tab) # Filter out tshark status messages like "100 packets captured" or "Capturing on..." # Only count lines that look like actual packet data: number, tab, then more fields PACKET_LINES=$(echo "$CAPTURE_OUTPUT" | grep -E '^[0-9]+\t' | grep -v -E '(packets captured|Capturing on|Running as)' || true) FINAL_COUNT=$(echo "$PACKET_LINES" | wc -l || echo "0") # Count packets with PLCP headers (radiotap present) # radiotap.present field is the 8th field (after frame.number, frame.time, wlan.ra, wlan.ta, wlan.fc.type, wlan.fc.subtype, wlan.fc.type_subtype) PLCP_COUNT=$(echo "$PACKET_LINES" | awk -F'\t' 'NF >= 8 && $1 != "" && $8 != "" && $8 != "0" && $8 != "-" {count++} END {print count+0}' || echo "0") # Display stats immediately - always show these echo "Total packets captured: $FINAL_COUNT" echo "PLCP headers: $PLCP_COUNT" if [ "$FINAL_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then # Calculate rate RATE=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.1f\", $FINAL_COUNT / $DURATION}") echo "Packet rate: $RATE packets/second" fi echo "" # Display sample packets with readable format if [ -n "$PACKET_LINES" ] && [ "$FINAL_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then echo "Sample packets (first 10):" echo "$PACKET_LINES" | head -10 | awk -F'\t' '{ ra = ($3 != "" && $3 != "-") ? $3 : "N/A" ta = ($4 != "" && $4 != "-") ? $4 : "N/A" type = ($5 != "" && $5 != "-") ? $5 : "N/A" subtype = ($6 != "" && $6 != "-") ? $6 : "N/A" radiotap = ($8 == "1" || $8 == "1.0") ? "yes" : (($8 != "" && $8 != "-") ? "no" : "N/A") printf " Frame %s: RA=%s, TA=%s, type=%s/%s, PLCP=%s\n", $1, ra, ta, type, subtype, radiotap }' echo "" # Count unique RA/TA pairs echo "Unique RA/TA pairs (with counts):" UNIQUE_PAIRS=$(echo "$PACKET_LINES" | awk -F'\t' '{ ra = ($3 != "" && $3 != "-") ? $3 : "N/A" ta = ($4 != "" && $4 != "-") ? $4 : "N/A" if (ra != "N/A" || ta != "N/A") { pair = ra " -> " ta count[pair]++ } } END { for (pair in count) { printf "%d\t%s\n", count[pair], pair } }' | sort -rn) if [ -n "$UNIQUE_PAIRS" ]; then echo "$UNIQUE_PAIRS" | awk -F'\t' '{ printf " %s: %d frame(s)\n", $2, $1 }' else echo " (no valid RA/TA pairs found)" fi echo "" else echo "(No packets captured)" echo "" fi echo "=== Summary ===" if [ "$FINAL_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then echo "✓ Monitor mode is working! Captured $FINAL_COUNT packet(s)" if [ "$PLCP_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then echo "✓ PLCP headers detected: $PLCP_COUNT packet(s) with radiotap information" else echo "⚠ No PLCP headers detected (may be using DLT_IEEE802_11 instead of DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO)" fi else echo "✗ No packets captured. Check:" echo " 1. Is there WiFi traffic on channel $CHANNEL?" echo " 2. Is the interface actually in monitor mode? (iw dev $INTERFACE info)" echo " 3. Try a different channel (e.g., 1, 6, 11 for 2.4GHz)" echo " 4. Try a longer duration: sudo ./test_monitor_tshark.sh $INTERFACE $CHANNEL 30" fi