Wireshark BLE sniffer not showing the nRF interface

RE: Wireshark BLE sniffer not showing the nRF interface

David-AgamControl — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:55:20 GMT

Thank you very much. It appears the issue was indeed resolved.

RE: Wireshark BLE sniffer not showing the nRF interface

Vidar Berg — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:43:05 GMT

The developers believe they have found and fixed the issue you experienced in v0.20.0 of the ble-sniffer command. This version was released today. To update to this version, run "nrfutil upgrade".

RE: Wireshark BLE sniffer not showing the nRF interface

David-AgamControl — Wed, 27 May 2026 17:58:38 GMT

That did not help. ./nrfutil-ble-sniffer-shim --extcap-interfaces outputs the same dialog.

RE: Wireshark BLE sniffer not showing the nRF interface

Vidar Berg — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:51:07 GMT

Hello,

The issue looks to be a crash in the plugin itself. Please try downgrading to the previous version using the nrfutil command below and see if you still experience the crash.

nrfutil install  ble-sniffer=0.18.0 --force
nrfutil ble-sniffer bootstrap

The nRF52 DK should work as it is listed as supported in the sniffer documentation: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/nrfutil/page/nrfutil-ble-sniffer/guides/requirements.html. Though it is worth noting that boards with native nRF USB support have better performance so it may be worth getting a nrf52840 dongle if you plan to use the sniffer more regularly .

Best regards,

Vidar

RE: Wireshark BLE sniffer not showing the nRF interface

Kenneth — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:50:42 GMT

Hello,

Today is public holiday here, we will look at your questions tomorrow or the day after.

Kenneth