Full Frame Captures with Ekahau Sidekick 2 The Sidekick 2 from Ekahau allows you to perform packet captures leveraging the four built-in Wi-Fi NICs. The only way to configure and gather the captures is by using the Analyzer app, available on iOS. There is an Analyzer app for Android; however, packet capture is not supported on Android with version…
Many network professionals get excited about collecting packet captures to dive into the packets of truth to troubleshoot or better understand the nature of data flow across their networks. While capturing WLAN traffic is easier than it used to be, efficient packet analysis is still an art form. Let’s look at some advanced techniques to…
Zigbee/BLE packet capture with NXP KW41Z Quick blog to document the procedure I used to install the software required to packet capture Zigbee and BLE traffic using the NXP KW41Z. You can find hardware details about the NXP KW41Z on the NXP website. There are a few different hardware models, so be sure to purchase the KW41Z…
Extreme Packet Capture With some of the new features coming down the pipe with WiFi6, affectionately known as “11ax”, it may prove a little more challenging to capture all the frames. This blog describes the process to capture WiFi6 traffic using WiFi6 radio interface(s) of an Extreme (formerly Aerohive) access point. It’s often thought that…
