Management frames in 0.0.4

Petr Novak pen
Wed Oct 15 00:02:32 PDT 2003


> I was a bit unclear there.. The MAC clock is exactly the timestamp I
> want, so that part was fine. The part that was missing the a full
> authentication transaction starting with the first authentication frame
> from the STA to AP and followed by ACK, another auth frame (AP->STA),
> and then something (in theory, ACK). The second sniffer log did not
> include such a frame sequence. It started with the second auth frame and
> ended with the first of another authentication attempt, so neither one
> was completely included.

Oops, sorry, my fault, please find another excerpt of that big file, now 
hopefully cut in a meaningful way.

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945463405
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=838
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945463707
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=580
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945464485
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=838
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945464787
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=580
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945465465
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3587
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945465824
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 01 00 0a 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 84 0b 16

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945466255
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0000  mgmt::association_request  pver=0
  AID_in_PS-Poll=1110  frag#=0  seq#=3977
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 SA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Association request frame body:
  Capability information: 0x0001 ESS
  Listen interval: 10
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945466650
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d
  data: 34 2a b3 04 00 00 00 00 64 00 01 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 
84 0b 16 03 01 01 05 04 00 01 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945467540
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3587
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945467899
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945470217
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3587
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945470576
  silence=171 signal=188 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945473994
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=854
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945474297
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=596
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 01 00 0a 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 84 0b 16

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945476894
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=854
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 01 00 0a 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 84 0b 16

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945477196
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=596
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945478154
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c0  mgmt::deauthentication  pver=0
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3588
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Deauthentication frame body:
  Status code: 9=Station requesting (re)association is not authenticated with 
responding station


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945478497
  silence=170 signal=188 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945479567
  silence=170 signal=188 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0
  dur=reserved?  frag#=0  seq#=3978
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 SA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 01 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 1
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945479915
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945480625
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08c0  mgmt::deauthentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3588
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Deauthentication frame body:
  Status code: 9=Station requesting (re)association is not authenticated with 
responding station


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945480968
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945481369
  silence=170 signal=178 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0040  mgmt::probe_request  pver=0
  dur=0  frag#=0  seq#=1911
  DA=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff SA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:91 BSSID=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
  Probe request frame body:
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945482475
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08c0  mgmt::deauthentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3588
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Deauthentication frame body:
  Status code: 9=Station requesting (re)association is not authenticated with 
responding station


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945482818
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945483656
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=838
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945483958
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=580
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945488855
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=838
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945489157
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=580
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945489895
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0050  mgmt::probe_response  pver=0
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3589
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:91 SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Probe response frame body:
  Timestamp: 0000000004b457
  Beacon interval: 100
  Capability information: 0x0001 ESS
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11
  ElemID #3 (DS Parameter Set):
    len=1  01 = Current_Channel=1


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945490356
  silence=170 signal=177 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945491594
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0850  mgmt::probe_response  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3589
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:91 SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Probe response frame body:
  Timestamp: 0000000004b45e
  Beacon interval: 100
  Capability information: 0x0001 ESS
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11
  ElemID #3 (DS Parameter Set):
    len=1  01 = Current_Channel=1


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945494413
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0850  mgmt::probe_response  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3589
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:91 SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Probe response frame body:
  Timestamp: 0000000004b469
  Beacon interval: 100
  Capability information: 0x0001 ESS
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11
  ElemID #3 (DS Parameter Set):
    len=1  01 = Current_Channel=1


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945494874
  silence=171 signal=178 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945499012
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=946
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:91 TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945499325
  silence=170 signal=179 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=688
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945502802
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=946
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:91 TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 01 00 0a 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 84 0b 16

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945503114
  silence=171 signal=178 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=688
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 01 00 0a 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 84 0b 16

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945504301
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:3a:67
  data: 34 2a b3 04 00 00 00 00 64 00 01 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 
84 0b 16 03 01 01 05 04 00 01 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945504612
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3590
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945504971
  silence=171 signal=188 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945505283
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0000  mgmt::association_request  pver=0
  AID_in_PS-Poll=1110  frag#=0  seq#=3979
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 SA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Association request frame body:
  Capability information: 0x0001 ESS
  Listen interval: 10
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945505678
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d
  data: 00 00 02 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945507008
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3590
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945507367
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 01 00 0a 00 00 06 44 4f 42 2d 30 33 01 04 82 84 0b 16

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945509165
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3590
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945509524
  silence=170 signal=188 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00d4  ctrl::acknowledgement  pver=0
  dur=0
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945514302
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=854
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945514604
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=596
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945519842
  silence=171 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b4  ctrl::request_to_send  pver=0
  dur=854
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:a9:4d TA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 00 00 01 00 00 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945520145
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00c4  ctrl::clear_to_send  pver=0
  dur=596
  RA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  data: 09 00

Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945521062
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x0080  mgmt::beacon  pver=0
  dur=0  frag#=0  seq#=3591
  DA=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Beacon frame body:
  Timestamp: 0000000004b4d1
  Beacon interval: 100
  Capability information: 0x0001 ESS
  ElemID #0 (Service Set Identify (SSID)):
    len=6  444f422d3033 = DOB-03
  ElemID #1 (Supported rates):
    len=4  82840b16 = (Mbit/s) BSSBasicRateSet: 1 2 Others: 5.5 11
  ElemID #3 (DS Parameter Set):
    len=1  01 = Current_Channel=1
  ElemID #5 (TIM):
    len=4  00010000 = DTIM_Count=0  DTIM_Period=1  Bitmap_Control=0x00  
Partial Virtual Bitmap: 00


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945521988
  silence=170 signal=186 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x00b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3592
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:3a:67 SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945525213
  silence=170 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3592
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:3a:67 SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful


Sniffed frame: status 0000  mactime=945528928
  silence=171 signal=187 rate=20 rxflow=0
  FC=0x08b0  mgmt::authentication  pver=0  retry
  dur=258  frag#=0  seq#=3592
  DA=00:60:b3:6b:3a:67 SA=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07 BSSID=00:60:b3:6b:6c:07
  Authentication frame body:
  00 00 02 00 00 00
  Authentication Algorithm Number: 0=Open System
  Authentication Transaction Number: 2
  Status code: 0=Successful

--
Petr Novak
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