Wireshark 4.4.0 not recognizing Nordic nRF52840 BLE Sniffer Dongle

[kassi]

Hi,

I use Nordic nRF52840 BLE Sniffer Dongle and this works as expected in Wireshark up to version 4.2.7.
Hówever, when I upgrade Wireshark from 4.2.7 to 4.4.0, the Dongle is not recognized anymore.

The Sniffer firmware and the Wireshark extcap SW are both the latest SW version (4.1.1) from here:
 https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nRF-Sniffer-for-Bluetooth-LE/Download?lang=en#infotabs

The issue is consistent - if I downgrade from 4.4.0 to 4.2.7, then the dongle is shown again and works as expected.
So it seems that there is no issue with the Dongle itself or with extcap, but rather that something has changed in Wireshark.

Could you advise how to use the BLE Sniffer Dongle with Wireshark 4.4.0?

[Maria Gilje]

Hello,

I experienced something similar a little while back, so I will backtrack by steps and see if my solution works for you as well. Today I am not at my usual workspace, so I will investigare tomorrow morning when I am back at my desk. Thank you for your patience.

Best regards,

Maria

[Maria Gilje]

Hi again,

What I found was that some paths to Wireshark folders changes with Wireshark v4.4.0. The folder lists are found through Help->About Wireshark->Folders. Please check if the necessary files are in the correct spot as described in the user guide for the nRF Sniffer here.

My apologies for not following up yesterday. Let me know if this does or does not solve your issue.

Best regards,

Maria