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No. Promiscuous mode, like normal mode, is still connected to a specific SSID. It just instructs the network adapter to not drop IP packets not addressed to it.
by caylus 5y ago
No. Promiscuous mode, like normal mode, is still connected to a specific SSID. It just instructs the network adapter to not drop IP packets not addressed to it.
Monitor mode is a level higher, and allows for capturing all wireless frames regardless of what SSID they are for, and regardless of whether they contain IP packets or are just signaling like beacon and connection requests.
- ctoth 5y agoThank you for the explanation!