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has somehow I see the serial number of an AP wirelles through the wireshark?

asked 15 May '14, 16:48

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Probably not. The only thing Wireshark can see from the AP are packets that the AP sends, and I don't think there's any frame that an AP is required to send that would include its serial number. (I tried capturing here, and at least one beacon frame I saw had no serial number in it.)

answered 15 May '14, 21:03

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