WLAN data trace

A trace can often help with problems. Settings that are specific to WLAN traces can be made here. See also Trace information—for advanced users.

LANconfig: Wireless LAN > Trace

Trace-MAC

The output of trace messages for the WLAN-Data-Trace can be set for a certain client. The corresponding MAC address is entered here. Every network card has its own MAC address that is unique in the world. The address is a 12-character hexadecimal number (e.g. 00A057010203). This address can generally be found printed on the network card.

Note: Entering ‘000000000000’ deactivates this function and outputs trace messages for all clients.

Trace level

The output of trace messages for the WLAN data trace can be restricted to contain certain content only. The value entered here restricts the packets in the WLAN-DATA trace to the specified level.

Possible values:

0 to 255

Special values:

0: Reports that a packet has been received/sent

1: Adds the physical parameters for the packets (data rate, signal strength, etc.)

2: Adds the MAC header

3: Adds the Layer-3 header (e.g. IP)

4: Adds the Layer-4 header (TCP, UDP...)

5: Adds the TCP/UDP payload

255: No restrictions on content. The trace includes the entire packets.

Default:

255

Packet types

Similar to Trace MAC and Trace level, the output from WLAN DATA traces can be restricted by the type of packet sent or received, e.g. management (authenticate, association, action, probe-request/response), control (e.g. powersave poll), EAPOL (802.1X negotiation, WPA key handshake).

Possible values:

Management

Control

Data

EAPOL

All

Default:

All

Management packets

With this selection it is possible to set which type of management frames should automatically appear in the WLAN-DATA trace

Possible values:

Association: (Re)Association Request/Response, Disassociate

Authentication: Authentication, Deauthentication

Probes: Probe Request, Probe Response

Action

Beacon

Other: all other management frame types

Default:

Association

Authentication

Probes

Action

Other