13WIRELESS PACKET ANALYSIS
The world of wireless networking is a bit different from that of traditional wired networking. Although we are still dealing with common communication protocols such as TCP and IP, the game changes a bit when moving to the lowest levels of the OSI model. Here, the data link layer is of special importance due to the nature of wireless networking and the physical layer. Instead of simple wired protocols such as Ethernet, which haven’t changed much over time, we have to consider the nuances of wireless protocols such as 802.11, which have evolved pretty quickly. This puts new restrictions on the data we access and how we ...
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