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Can I alias 802.11 MAC addresses?

It would be super cool if I could alias transmitter and receiver MAC addresses in 802.11 captures. Tracking MAC addresses is pretty hard... but if I could call an access point "AP01" and a client "MacBook", that would make reading PCAPs super slick.

I tried using both "ethers" and "hosts", but the changes don't seem to reflect anywhere in Wireshark. Am I doing something wrong?

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Can I alias 802.11 MAC addresses?

It would be super cool if I could alias transmitter and receiver MAC addresses in 802.11 captures. Tracking MAC addresses is pretty hard... but if I could call an access point "AP01" and a client "MacBook", that would make reading PCAPs super slick.

I tried using both "ethers" and "hosts", but the changes don't seem to reflect anywhere in Wireshark. Am I doing something wrong?

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Can I alias 802.11 MAC addresses?

It would be super cool if I could alias transmitter and receiver MAC addresses in 802.11 captures. Tracking MAC addresses is pretty hard... but if I could call an access point "AP01" and a client "MacBook", that would make reading PCAPs super slick.

I tried using both "ethers" and "hosts", but the changes don't seem to reflect anywhere in Wireshark. Am I doing something wrong?