Wi-Fi PCAP Capture

Wi-Fi PCAP Capture Free App

Rated 3.94/5 (606) —  Free Android application by Kismet Wireless

About Wi-Fi PCAP Capture

Wi-Fi PCAP Capture is a utility for capturing raw 802.11 frames (“Monitor mode”, or sometimes referred to as “Promiscuous mode”).

Wi-Fi PCAP Capture uses an external USB RTL8187 Wi-Fi card and does not require a custom ROM or root privileges.

You will need a device running Android 4 or newer (for USB host support), a working USB host mode implementation (some manufacturers do not have a working implementation), a USB OTG cable or USB host port, and a RTL8187 based wireless NIC, such as the Alfa One.

Currently other wireless chipsets are not supported, though hopefully in the future they will be. Capture from the internal wireless device is not possible at this time.

Wi-Fi PCAP Capture is GPL, source is available on the website at http://www.kismetwireless.net/android-pcap/

How to Download / Install

Download and install Wi-Fi PCAP Capture version 2012.12.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: net.kismetwireless.android.pcapcapture, download Wi-Fi PCAP Capture.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
2012-12 - Initial release
More downloads  Wi-Fi PCAP Capture reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
More downloads  Wi-Fi PCAP Capture reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! Android PCAP Capture now is known as Wi-Fi PCAP Capture.

What are users saying about Wi-Fi PCAP Capture

F70%
by F####:

Is a great app that works for what it promises. I think a lot of negative reviews were due in part to either counterfeit network cards (especially the alfa variety), or funky phone OTG behavior. Some features I'd like to see would be valid handshake capture alerts, and an option to only capture handshake packets. Overall and extremely useful and functional app that works perfectly with my AWUS036H Alfa card.

Y70%
by Y####:

I have alfa antena AWUS036NHR unfortunately it does not work because maybe the Chipset RTL8188RU is not supported. any updates soon to include it ?

N70%
by N####:

How do we use this ? Do a tutorial or else its not practical for the masses...not everyone is a geek

Y70%
by Y####:

Its not working i m running it on my android tablet intex it-m804rc ... its version is 4.1 jellybean and even its not taking my alfa aw036h plzzz help ... :'( hv tried many tyms :'(

Y70%
by Y####:

Suck ass app.

S70%
by S####:

Doesn't work and no support. E-mailed them and they never replied. Returning AWUS036H.

I70%
by I####:

What's with this no USB NIC plugged in. How do you make this thing work anyway?

S70%
by S####:

Its not working i m running it on my android tablet intex it-m804rc ... its version is 4.1 jellybean and even its not taking my alfa aw036h plzzz help ... :'( hv tried many tyms :'(

B70%
by B####:

Does it support TP-Link TL-WN722N USB wireless adapter..

C70%
by C####:

App keeps Crashing ... using Android 6.0.1

S70%
by S####:

Thanks you, i very love it. I hope you support another chipset...

R70%
by R####:

Needs more drivers to work. my alfa card does not run on this.

O70%
by O####:

Works very well with a Moto X Play L5.1.1 when hooked up as described with a hub. Used a cheap HK/eBay usb 3 hub with one port connected with a Male "A" / Male "A" cable to a power dongle. The AWUS036H in another port, and the hub connected by an OTG cable to the phone. Worked straight off. Without the hub I got a "USB connection not allowed" notification.

C70%
by C####:

Fantastic app, great work! Now if only we could find a card that fit more comfortably in my pocket haha

W70%
by W####:

However the app does not seem to recognize my awus036h. Do I need to power-inject the circuit? (Stock 4.4.2 on i9505) Thanks.

M70%
by M####:

Doesn't work, no USB nic detected.

M70%
by M####:

Doesn't work and no support. E-mailed them and they never replied. Returning AWUS036H.

M70%
by M####:

Im using airlive wl1700 realtek 8187 but not detect on pcap. How to use my 8187. My card USB Vid/Pid 0x1b75 / 0x8187. Thx. ASAP

M70%
by M####:

Its not working i m running it on my android tablet intex it-m804rc ... its version is 4.1 jellybean and even its not taking my alfa aw036h plzzz help ... :'( hv tried many tyms :'(

T70%
by T####:

If you are having the 0 byte problem trying turn on USB debugging in the developer section. 5 stars, great work.

D70%
by D####:

Well, this doesn't seem to work on a rooted Galaxy S5 or a non rooted Galaxy Tab 3...I wish it did !!!!

D70%
by D####:

Works great on the galaxy s3 (SGH-I747) using the Alfa 1. Great first release for this app.

D70%
by D####:

Can someone help me and show me the steps to succeed with this app please please thank you.

M70%
by M####:

It has been too long. Please add USB device netgear wg111v2.

D70%
by D####:

Works great of asus tf300 with alfa awus036h in the keyboards usb

D70%
by D####:

Another great app by Kismet Wireless! Its clean, easy to use, and free!

W70%
by W####:

Spells great. Even prompts you to open it when you plug in a wireless device.

M70%
by M####:

Two different devices neither shows any sign of a USB device

G70%
by G####:

Evil grin

M70%
by M####:

Thx

D70%
by D####:

How to work with it

D70%
by D####:

Nce

D70%
by D####:

I have tested with many devices with no success; now I'm trying with the recommended galaxy nexus 4.2 and still it is not identified even though the nic antenna led is on

D70%
by D####:

What do you guys need help with? Let's add the alpha driver support.

D70%
by D####:

Haven't tried his app yet as I'm waiting for otg cable for alfa card to arrive but would just like to know if this app can be used to capture a 4 way handshake in pcap format to then be later converted to either .cap or .hccap thanks alot

D70%
by D####:

That's good enough for me ;)

D70%
by D####:

The beginning of something great. Thanks for this. Keep up the great work.

Q70%
by Q####:

OTG is ICS only??

S70%
by S####:

I've used this in the past to troubleshoot network issues from a tablet and phone. Great job on this utility!

S70%
by S####:

I use it for analyzing Inter-Application Communication with server


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