You want to analyze packets on your wireless network. Which program would you use?
You want to analyze packets on your wireless network. Which program would you use?
To analyze packets on a wireless network, Wireshark with Airpcap is the correct choice. Wireshark is a widely-used network protocol analyzer, and Airpcap is an external USB adapter that captures Wi-Fi traffic (802.11 protocol packets) and delivers this data to Wireshark for analysis. The combination of Wireshark and Airpcap is specifically designed for this purpose, making it the appropriate tool for wireless network packet analysis.
If we want to use Wireshark to capture the Wi-Fi traffic (the 802.11 protocol packets) we need to purchase an external USB adapter like AirPcap that captures the WLANairpcap frames and delivers this data to Wireshark. When using AirPcap, Wireshark displays a special toolbar that provides direct control of the external wireless adapter during packet capture.