Does Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 WIFI card support Monitor and Promiscuous mode on windows 10 and linux

[idata]

Hi,

Could any one confirm if Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 WIFI card support Monitor and Promiscuous mode on windows 10 and linux, please? I have to monitor my home network.

Additionally, PFB extract of below command on windows 10 :

Command : netsh wlan show wirelesscapabilites

extract :

Wireless Device Capabilities

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Interface name: Wi-Fi

WDI Version (Windows) : 0.0.0.0

WDI Version (IHV) : 0.0.0.0

Firmware Version :

Station : Supported

Soft AP : Supported

Network monitor mode : Supported

Wi-Fi Direct Device : Supported

Wi-Fi Direct GO : Supported

Wi-Fi Direct Client : Supported

Protected Management Frames : Supported

DOT11k neighbor report : Unknown

ANQP Service Information Discovery : Not Supported

Action Frame : Not Supported

Diversity Antenna : Unknown

IBSS : Supported

Promiscuous Mode : Supported

P2P Device Discovery : Not Supported

P2P Service Name Discovery : Not Supported

P2P Service Info Discovery : Not Supported

P2P Background Discovery : Not Supported

P2P GO on 5 GHz : Unknown

FIPS : Supported

Instant Connect : Supported

Dx Standby NLO : Supported

Extended Channel Switch Announcement : Unknown

Function Level Reset : Not Supported

Thank you in advance for help.

[idata]

Hello ajitrai,

The Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 and other Intel® Wireless Adapters do not support monitor and promiscuous mode. The adapter and drivers are not designed to achieve this.For details about the features supported, please check the following documents:http://ark.intel.com/products/75442/Intel-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC-3160 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 Specificationshttp://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/dual-band-wireless-ac-3160-bluetooth-brief.html Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 Product BriefRegards,Jonathan

[idata]

Hi Jonathan,

Thank you for your response.

Regards,

Ajit

[idata]

Hello Ajit,

We are glad to help, please let us know if you have any additional questions.

[Raybanz]

So Intel don't make any wireless cards that support monitor mode?

If you were, how would you label that in your datasheets/specifications?