1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/net/wellenreiter/gui/wellenreiter.cpp b/noncore/net/wellenreiter/gui/wellenreiter.cpp
index 14f251a..405eda8 100644
--- a/noncore/net/wellenreiter/gui/wellenreiter.cpp
+++ b/noncore/net/wellenreiter/gui/wellenreiter.cpp
@@ -376,32 +376,34 @@ void Wellenreiter::startClicked()
                                   tr( "Your device is not\nproperly configured. Please reconfigure!" ) );
         return;
     }
 
     // configure device
     ONetwork* net = ONetwork::instance();
 
     // TODO: check if interface is wireless and support sniffing for non-wireless interfaces
 
     iface = static_cast<OWirelessNetworkInterface*>(net->interface( interface )); // fails if network is not wireless!
 
     // bring device UP
-    iface->setUp( true );
-    if ( !iface->isUp() )
+    if ( cardtype != DEVTYPE_FILE )
     {
-        QMessageBox::warning( this, "Wellenreiter II",
-                            tr( "Can't bring interface '%1' up:\n" ).arg( iface->name() ) + strerror( errno ) );
-        return;
+        iface->setUp( true );
+        if ( !iface->isUp() )
+        {
+            QMessageBox::warning( this, "Wellenreiter II",
+                                tr( "Can't bring interface '%1' up:\n" ).arg( iface->name() ) + strerror( errno ) );
+            return;
+        }
     }
-
     // set monitor mode
     bool usePrism = configwindow->usePrismHeader();
 
     switch ( cardtype )
     {
         case DEVTYPE_CISCO: iface->setMonitoring( new OCiscoMonitoringInterface( iface, usePrism ) ); break;
         case DEVTYPE_WLAN_NG: iface->setMonitoring( new OWlanNGMonitoringInterface( iface, usePrism ) ); break;
         case DEVTYPE_HOSTAP: iface->setMonitoring( new OHostAPMonitoringInterface( iface, usePrism ) ); break;
         case DEVTYPE_ORINOCO: iface->setMonitoring( new OOrinocoMonitoringInterface( iface, usePrism ) ); break;
         case DEVTYPE_MANUAL: QMessageBox::information( this, "Wellenreiter II", tr( "Bring your device into\nmonitor mode now." ) ); break;
         case DEVTYPE_FILE: qDebug( "Wellenreiter: Capturing from file '%s'", (const char*) interface ); break;
         default: assert( 0 ); // shouldn't reach this
@@ -445,26 +447,26 @@ void Wellenreiter::startClicked()
         else
         {
             pcap->open( interface );
         }
     }
     else
     {
         pcap->open( QFile( interface ) );
     }
 
     if ( !pcap->isOpen() )
     {
-        QMessageBox::warning( this, "Wellenreiter II",
-                              tr( "Can't open packet capturer for '%1':\n" ).arg( iface->name() ) + QString(strerror( errno ) ));
+        QMessageBox::warning( this, "Wellenreiter II", tr( "Can't open packet capturer for\n'%1':\n" ).arg(
+                              cardtype == DEVTYPE_FILE ? (const char*) interface : iface->name() ) + QString(strerror( errno ) ));
         return;
     }
 
     // set capturer to non-blocking mode
     pcap->setBlocking( false );
 
     // start channel hopper
     if ( cardtype != DEVTYPE_FILE )
     {
         logwindow->log( QString().sprintf( "(i) Starting channel hopper (d=%d ms)", configwindow->hopInterval->value() ) );
         iface->setChannelHopping( configwindow->hopInterval->value() ); //use interval from config window
     }