C++ Sending raw wireless packets

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Hello everyone,

I'm building my own protocol for network communication on a windows machine. I've built a working wired version using the winpcap driver (it allows me to send raw packets). But now I want to extend this functionality to wireless networks. Does anyone perhaps know how/if I can send raw wireless packets? I've tried to do it with the winpcap driver, and although it seems to be working on the machine that's sending the data (no errors, wireshark shows packets being sent) nothing is received on the machine listening for packets. I verified that both machines were listening on the same channel.

Can somebody please help me?

The code I used to send on the wireless adapter:

code taken from http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/winpcap_basic.aspx

#include <pcap.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]){

    pcap_if_t      * allAdapters;
    pcap_if_t       * adapter;
    pcap_t       * adapterHandle;
    u_char         packet[ 20 ];
    char             errorBuffer[ PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE ];

    // retrieve the adapters from the computer
    if( pcap_findalldevs_ex( PCAP_SRC_IF_STRING, NULL, 
                &allAdapters, errorBuffer ) == -1 )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "Error in pcap_findalldevs_ex function: %s\n", 
                 errorBuffer );
        return -1;
    }

    // if there are no adapters, print an error
    if( allAdapters == NULL )
    {
    printf( "\nNo adapters found! Make sure WinPcap is installed.\n" );
        return 0;
    }

    // print the list of adapters along with basic information about an adapter
    int crtAdapter = 0;
    for( adapter = allAdapters; adapter != NULL; adapter = adapter->next)
    {
    printf( "\n%d.%s ", ++crtAdapter, adapter->name );
    printf( "-- %s\n", adapter->description );
    }

    printf( "\n" );

    int adapterNumber;

    printf( "Enter the adapter number between 1 and %d:", crtAdapter );
    scanf( "%d", &adapterNumber );
    
    if( adapterNumber < 1 || adapterNumber > crtAdapter )
    {
        printf( "\nAdapter number out of range.\n" );

        // Free the adapter list
        pcap_freealldevs( allAdapters );

        return -1;
    }
    
    // parse the list until we reach the desired adapter
    adapter = allAdapters;
    for( crtAdapter = 0; crtAdapter < adapterNumber - 1; crtAdapter++ )
        adapter = adapter->next;

    // open the adapter
    adapterHandle = pcap_open( adapter->name, // name of the adapter
                               65536,         // portion of the packet to capture
                                              // 65536 guarantees that the whole 
                                              // packet will be captured
                               PCAP_OPENFLAG_PROMISCUOUS, // promiscuous mode
                               1000,             // read timeout - 1 millisecond
                               NULL,          // authentication on the remote machine
                               errorBuffer    // error buffer
                              );

    if( adapterHandle == NULL )
    {
        fprintf( stderr, "\nUnable to open the adapter\n", adapter->name );

        // Free the adapter list
        pcap_freealldevs( allAdapters );

        return -1;
    }
    
    // free the adapter list
    pcap_freealldevs( allAdapters );


    // this is the most important part of the application
    // here we send the packet

    // first we create the packet

    packet[0] = 0xFF;
    packet[1] = 0xFF;
    packet[2] = 0xFF;
    packet[3] = 0xFF;
    packet[4] = 0xFF;
    packet[5] = 0xFF;
    
    // set mac source address to 02 : 02 : 02 : 02 : 02 : 02
    packet[6]  = 0x02;
    packet[7]  = 0x02;
    packet[8]  = 0x02;
    packet[9]  = 0x02;
    packet[10] = 0x02;
    packet[11] = 0x02;
    
    // set the rest of the packet
    for( int index = 12; index < 20; index++ )
    {
        packet[index] = 0xC4;
    }
	while( true ){
    // send the packet
		if( pcap_sendpacket( adapterHandle, // the adapter handle
				 packet, // the packet
				 20 // the length of the packet
				   ) != 0 )
		{
			fprintf( stderr,"\nError sending the packet: \n", pcap_geterr( adapterHandle ) );
			break;
		}
		Sleep(100);
	}


    system( "PAUSE" );
    return 0;
}