Trying to sniff a device which has a 2M phy, but i cannot see it in any sniffer.
In wireshark it shows that the packets are coming based on a 1M phy.
Do i need to, and how, do i switch this to see the device on the 2M phy as I am only guessing that this is the problem.
Any thoughts?
BR
Joolz
Bluefruit LE and 2M phy
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- mikeysklar
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Re: Bluefruit LE and 2M phy
Hi Joolz,
It looks like others are strying with the 2M phy setup as well. Their issue was with BLE v5 and 2Mbit Phy not showing up in Wireshark:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic ... kets-nrf52
What is your setup:
Wireshark version
Sniffer type
Did you try the nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth-LE?
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and ... d#infotabs
It looks like others are strying with the 2M phy setup as well. Their issue was with BLE v5 and 2Mbit Phy not showing up in Wireshark:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic ... kets-nrf52
What is your setup:
Wireshark version
Sniffer type
Did you try the nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth-LE?
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and ... d#infotabs
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Re: Bluefruit LE and 2M phy
BlueFruit LE Sniffer, https://www.electrokit.com/produkt/blue ... -nrf51822/
Wireshark 3.4.8
V4.1 of the nordic semi code
Wireshark seems to work but all packets are tagged 1M and I dont see the device Im looking for
Wireshark 3.4.8
V4.1 of the nordic semi code
Wireshark seems to work but all packets are tagged 1M and I dont see the device Im looking for
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Re: Bluefruit LE and 2M phy
@joolzg,
Is your device (that is not appearing) running BLE5 or BLE4?
Is your device (that is not appearing) running BLE5 or BLE4?
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Re: Bluefruit LE and 2M phy
@joolzg,
I see from other forum posts that others are struggling with the 2M / BLE5 setup when using Wireshark.
Are you able to set your 2M phy device to coded transfers?
One thing I came across was the a 2M phy cannot be used transmit the primary advertisement.
https://www.novelbits.io/bluetooth-5-sp ... hroughput/
I see from other forum posts that others are struggling with the 2M / BLE5 setup when using Wireshark.
Are you able to set your 2M phy device to coded transfers?
One thing I came across was the a 2M phy cannot be used transmit the primary advertisement.
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Bluetooth 5 speed : 2x speed utilizing the new 2M PHY
It is useful to understand the limitations of using the new LE 2M PHY in Bluetooth 5:
Cannot be used to transmit the primary advertisements (on the primary channels).
Can be used for the secondary “auxiliary packets” sent on the same channels as the data packets (37 channels: 0-36).
To learn more about primary and secondary advertisements, refer to my previous blog post: Bluetooth 5 Advertisements: Everything you need to know.
LE 1M is mandatory, whereas LE 2M is optional. So, not all chips claiming Bluetooth 5 support can necessarily handle the higher throughput.
Advertisements and discovery can occur on the LE 2M PHY, and then connections occur on the secondary advertisement channel using the LE 2M PHY
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