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WildPackets Releases AiroPeek™ v1.1

New Version of the Industry's Only Affordable 802.11b Analyzer Adds Symbol Technologies Inc. Spectrum24® PC Card Compatibility, More

Walnut Creek, California - June 29, 2001

WildPackets Inc., developers of comprehensive, affordable network and internet management tools, today released AiroPeek™ v1.1 with support for a broad range of wireless NIC adapters, including Symbol's Spectrum24® High Rate, Cisco Aironet 350, Intel PRO, 3Com AirConnect, and Nortel e-mobility, along with significant feature and UI enhancements.

AiroPeek has become the analyzer of choice for 802.11b wireless network product developers needing a full-featured, sensibly-priced wireless analyzer. "In the few months since AiroPeek was first launched, WildPackets has proven extremely responsive to industry requirements for product features and flexibility in NIC driver development," states Gary Singh, Director, Product Marketing for Symbol's Wireless Systems. "We plan to work together to further extend the functionality and utility of AiroPeek for our customers."

"Our initial release of AiroPeek was developed in close cooperation with Cisco and was limited to compatibility with the Cisco 340 series PC cards," observes Brant Cooper, WildPackets' Director, Product Management. "Version 1.1 includes drivers for a larger set of NICs, broadening AiroPeek's appeal and usefulness for a greater number of wireless vendors and network administrators. The assistance of Symbol and others was invaluable in helping us deliver this enhanced version within a few months of the first release."

About AiroPeek

AiroPeek is a full-featured packet analyzer for IEEE 802.11b wireless LANs, supporting all higher-level network protocols. Affordable and easy-to-use, AiroPeek isolates security problems, fully decodes 802.11b WLAN protocols, and expertly analyzes wireless network performance with accurate identification of signal strength, channel and data rates. AiroPeek's SRP is $1,995.00. Maintenance owners receive all product upgrades for free.

AiroPeek v1.1 Enhancements

• Channel Scanning
• Support for Symbol, Nortel, 3Com, Cisco Aironet 350 series and Intel Adapters
• Enhanced 802.11b Management Packet Decoding
• Post-Capture WEP Decryption
• Control Packet Capture
• WINS/NetBIOS Name Resolution
• Limit Nodes and Conversations Views to "Top X"
• "Accept Matching" and "Reject Matching" Filter Modes
• Value Filter Auto-Creation from Decode Displays
• "Beacon Channel" Added to the 802.11b Analysis Plug-In

About WildPackets Inc.

For more than eleven years, WildPackets has been an industry leader in the development of affordable tools designed to simplify the complex tasks associated with designing, maintaining, troubleshooting and optimizing computer networks. Information on the company, products and partners is available at www.wildpackets.com. WildPackets' Academy courses and Professional Services offerings are visible from www.wildpacketsacademy.com. WildPackets' Network Analysis Expert (NAX) Certification Program details live at www.nax2000.com.