I've got an old Cisco WRT54GS router that I'm wanting to use to create a "experimenting" network. [ I want to packet sniff my 3DS, basically ]. My desktop has a wireless card that I use to connect to my actual internet connection from another router. Basically, I'm wanting a network set up like this:
3DS -> [ Old Cisco Router / Testing WiFi ] -> Desktop -> [Connected Router / Normal WiFi] -> Internet
My desktop is running Windows 8.1, and the connected router is a WD MyNet N750. I'm willing to put custom firmware on the Cisco router if needed, but if it can be achieved with the stock firmware I would just assume use that as it is one less headache.
Also if you know of a way to sniff packets from my 3DS on Windows, that would be awesome too. ( The reason I don't think I can as-is is something to do with NDIS 5 vs NDIS 6 - I'm not an expert with networks, I just write python code that uses sockets sometimes - but the answer that led me to believe I can't sniff w/o an OS change at least was here Wireshark - Help seeing all network traffic )
In short: My solution to being able to packet sniff my 3DS is to create a wireless network that runs through my desktop. I've tried this, but I'm not doing it right. If you know a better way to sniff the packets, OR if you know how to properly set up the wireless network I would appreciate it. (: