diff --git a/simtrace2_pysniff/gsmtap.py b/simtrace2_pysniff/gsmtap.py
index 8ff0688..b217c9d 100644
--- a/simtrace2_pysniff/gsmtap.py
+++ b/simtrace2_pysniff/gsmtap.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import socket
 
 GSMTAP_VERSION = 0x02
 GSMTAP_HDR_LEN = 4  # in 32-bit words (16 bytes)
-GSMTAP_TYPE_SIM = 0x07
+GSMTAP_TYPE_SIM = 0x04
 
+GSMTAP_SIM_APDU = 0x00
 GSMTAP_SIM_ATR = 0x01
-GSMTAP_SIM_APDU = 0x02
+GSMTAP_SIM_PPS_REQ = 0x02
+GSMTAP_SIM_PPS_RSP = 0x03
 
 GSMTAP_UDP_PORT = 4729
 
diff --git a/simtrace2_pysniff/pcap.py b/simtrace2_pysniff/pcap.py
index e79f070..e3b82a9 100644
--- a/simtrace2_pysniff/pcap.py
+++ b/simtrace2_pysniff/pcap.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """PCAP file writer for Wireshark analysis.
 
-Writes a standard PCAP file with LINKTYPE_GSMTAP (155, 0x009b).
-Each packet is a GSMTAP header + raw APDU/ATR data.
+Writes a standard PCAP file with Ethernet (LINKTYPE 1, DLT_EN10MB)
+encapsulation.  Each packet is Ethernet + IPv4 + UDP (port 4729) + GSMTAP,
+matching a real ``tcpdump -i lo udp port 4729`` capture of GSMTAP-over-UDP
+(simtrace2-sniff / simtrace2-pysniff output).
 """
 
 import io
@@ -9,7 +11,11 @@ import struct
 import time
 
 PCAP_MAGIC = 0xa1b2c3d4
-LINKTYPE_GSMTAP = 155  # 0x009b
+LINKTYPE_ETHERNET = 1  # DLT_EN10MB
+
+GSMTAP_UDP_PORT = 4729
+
+_LOOPBACK = b'\x7f\x00\x00\x01'
 
 _PCAP_GLOBAL_HDR_FMT = '<IHHiIII'
 _PCAP_GLOBAL_HDR_SIZE = struct.calcsize(_PCAP_GLOBAL_HDR_FMT)
@@ -18,6 +24,35 @@ _PCAP_PKT_HDR_FMT = '<IIII'
 _PCAP_PKT_HDR_SIZE = struct.calcsize(_PCAP_PKT_HDR_FMT)
 
 
+def _checksum(data):
+    if len(data) % 2:
+        data += b'\x00'
+    s = sum(struct.unpack('!%dH' % (len(data) // 2), data))
+    s = (s >> 16) + (s & 0xffff)
+    s = (s >> 16) + (s & 0xffff)
+    return ~s & 0xffff
+
+
+def wrap_gsmtap(gsmtap_payload):
+    """Wrap a GSMTAP message in Ethernet + IPv4 + UDP (port 4729) headers."""
+    udp_len = 8 + len(gsmtap_payload)
+
+    udp_nocs = struct.pack('!HHHH', GSMTAP_UDP_PORT, GSMTAP_UDP_PORT, udp_len, 0)
+    pseudo = _LOOPBACK + _LOOPBACK + struct.pack('!BBH', 0, 17, udp_len)
+    udp_csum = _checksum(pseudo + udp_nocs + gsmtap_payload)
+    udp = struct.pack('!HHHH', GSMTAP_UDP_PORT, GSMTAP_UDP_PORT, udp_len, udp_csum) + gsmtap_payload
+
+    ip_len = 20 + len(udp)
+    ip_nocs = struct.pack('!BBHHHBBH4s4s', 0x45, 0x00, ip_len, 0, 0x4000, 64, 17, 0,
+                          _LOOPBACK, _LOOPBACK)
+    ip_csum = _checksum(ip_nocs)
+    ip = struct.pack('!BBHHHBBH4s4s', 0x45, 0x00, ip_len, 0, 0x4000, 64, 17, ip_csum,
+                     _LOOPBACK, _LOOPBACK) + udp
+
+    eth = struct.pack('!6s6sH', b'\x00' * 6, b'\x00' * 6, 0x0800)
+    return eth + ip
+
+
 def build_pcap(packets):
     """Build a PCAP file in memory.
 
@@ -34,10 +69,10 @@ def build_pcap(packets):
         0,
         0,
         65535,
-        LINKTYPE_GSMTAP,
+        LINKTYPE_ETHERNET,
     ))
     for gsmtap_hdr, data, ts in packets:
-        packet = gsmtap_hdr + data
+        packet = wrap_gsmtap(gsmtap_hdr + data)
         ts_sec = int(ts)
         ts_usec = int((ts - ts_sec) * 1_000_000)
         buf.write(struct.pack(
@@ -52,7 +87,7 @@ def build_pcap(packets):
 
 
 class PcapWriter:
-    """Write sniffed messages as GSMTAP-encapsulated PCAP packets."""
+    """Write sniffed messages as Ethernet/IP/UDP/GSMTAP PCAP packets."""
 
     def __init__(self, path):
         self._f = open(path, 'wb')
@@ -67,12 +102,12 @@ class PcapWriter:
             0,                 # thiszone (GMT)
             0,                 # sigfigs
             65535,             # snaplen
-            LINKTYPE_GSMTAP,   # network (LINKTYPE_GSMTAP)
+            LINKTYPE_ETHERNET, # network (Ethernet)
         )
         self._f.write(hdr)
 
     def write_packet(self, gsmtap_hdr, data, ts=None):
-        """Write a single GSMTAP-encapsulated packet.
+        """Write a single GSMTAP-encapsulated packet (wrapped in IP/UDP/Eth).
 
         *gsmtap_hdr* is the 16-byte GSMTAP header (already packed).
         *data* is the raw APDU/ATR bytes.
@@ -80,7 +115,7 @@ class PcapWriter:
         if ts is None:
             ts = time.time()
 
-        packet = gsmtap_hdr + data
+        packet = wrap_gsmtap(gsmtap_hdr + data)
         ts_sec = int(ts)
         ts_usec = int((ts - ts_sec) * 1_000_000)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pcap.py b/tests/test_pcap.py
index f3d72fd..4d169ba 100644
--- a/tests/test_pcap.py
+++ b/tests/test_pcap.py
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 import struct
 import unittest
 
-from simtrace2_pysniff.pcap import build_pcap, PCAP_MAGIC, LINKTYPE_GSMTAP
+from simtrace2_pysniff.pcap import build_pcap, PCAP_MAGIC, LINKTYPE_ETHERNET
 from simtrace2_pysniff.server.server import _content_disposition
 
+FRAMING = 14 + 20 + 8  # Ethernet + IPv4 + UDP
+
 
 class TestBuildPcap(unittest.TestCase):
     def _gsmtap_hdr(self, sub_type):
-        import struct
         return struct.pack('!BBBBHBBIBBBB', 2, 4, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, sub_type, 0, 0, 0)
 
     def test_empty(self):
@@ -19,16 +20,34 @@ class TestBuildPcap(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(magic, PCAP_MAGIC)
         self.assertEqual((vmaj, vmin), (2, 4))
         self.assertEqual(snaplen, 65535)
-        self.assertEqual(network, LINKTYPE_GSMTAP)
+        self.assertEqual(network, LINKTYPE_ETHERNET)
 
     def test_one_packet(self):
         pkt = build_pcap([(self._gsmtap_hdr(2), b'\xa0\xa4\x00\x00\x02\x3f\x00', 1234567890.5)])
-        self.assertEqual(len(pkt), 24 + 16 + (16 + 7))  # global + pkt hdr + gsmtap hdr + data
-        ts_sec, ts_usec, incl_len, orig_len = struct.unpack('<IIII', data_bytes := pkt[24:40])
+        # global + pkt hdr + framing (Eth+IP+UDP) + gsmtap hdr + data
+        self.assertEqual(len(pkt), 24 + 16 + FRAMING + 16 + 7)
+        ts_sec, ts_usec, incl_len, orig_len = struct.unpack('<IIII', pkt[24:40])
         self.assertEqual(ts_sec, 1234567890)
         self.assertEqual(ts_usec, 500000)
-        self.assertEqual(incl_len, 23)
-        self.assertEqual(orig_len, 23)
+        self.assertEqual(incl_len, FRAMING + 16 + 7)
+        self.assertEqual(orig_len, FRAMING + 16 + 7)
+
+    def test_ethernet_and_udp_headers(self):
+        gsmtap_hdr = self._gsmtap_hdr(2)
+        data = b'\xa0\xa4\x00\x00\x02\x3f\x00'
+        pkt = build_pcap([(gsmtap_hdr, data, 1.0)])
+        payload = pkt[24 + 16:]  # skip global + pkt header
+
+        # Ethernet: dst MAC, src MAC, ethertype 0x0800 (IPv4)
+        self.assertEqual(payload[12:14], b'\x08\x00')
+        # IPv4: protocol UDP (17), src/dst 127.0.0.1
+        self.assertEqual(payload[23], 17)
+        self.assertEqual(payload[26:30], b'\x7f\x00\x00\x01')
+        self.assertEqual(payload[30:34], b'\x7f\x00\x00\x01')
+        # UDP: dst port 4729
+        self.assertEqual(struct.unpack('!H', payload[36:38])[0], 4729)
+        # GSMTAP payload follows framing
+        self.assertEqual(payload[FRAMING:], gsmtap_hdr + data)
 
     def test_multiple_packets(self):
         packets = [
@@ -36,8 +55,8 @@ class TestBuildPcap(unittest.TestCase):
             (self._gsmtap_hdr(2), b'\x80\xf2\x00\x00\x00', 2.0),
         ]
         data = build_pcap(packets)
-        # global header + 2 packets (each: 16 pkt hdr + 16 gsmtap hdr + data)
-        self.assertEqual(len(data), 24 + (16 + 16 + 2) + (16 + 16 + 5))
+        # global header + 2 packets (each: 16 pkt hdr + framing + 16 gsmtap hdr + data)
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), 24 + (16 + FRAMING + 16 + 2) + (16 + FRAMING + 16 + 5))
 
 
 class TestContentDisposition(unittest.TestCase):