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WildPackets Distributed Solutions Wireless DriversFor wireless network analysis, OmniPeek requires the installation of special drivers to capture wireless management, control, and data packets. In addition to providing support for wireless network analysis, these drivers provide complete support for network services when OmniPeek is not being used. WildPackets supports wireless network adapters from many different manufacturers, based on the underlying wireless chipset used in the device. Supported features may vary based on the underlying chipset. Please refer to the following descriptions to find supported wireless adapters and to identify and download the appropriate drivers for the hardware. Click here for a list of best practices for usage of these drivers. To aggregate packets on different channels, from any set of wireless adapters, and perform roaming latency analysis, use our Wireless Channel Aggregator and Roaming Latency Analysis plug-ins.
The following drivers are either available as part of your product installation or on the MyPeek Community Portal. These drivers are only authorized for use with WildPackets products.
Compatible Wireless Adapters and DriversRalink wireless adaptersRalink, a wireless chipset manufacturer who supplies chipsets to many name-brand OEMs, has developed a driver that works with OmniPeek products and provides full support for all OmniPeek features. The list of commercially available wireless adapters, along with a link to the required driver, is as follows:
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Atheros-based wireless adaptersWildPackets develops its own Atheros wireless drivers to support Atheros-based wireless network adapters, and we support a broad range of hardware. These drivers are designed for use with Atheros AR5001, AR5002, AR5004, AR5005, AR5006, AR5008, AR9170, and AR9380 chipset-based adapters (except Super G and Turbo models), and support advanced functionalities such as 802.11n with 3-stream operation, WPA/PSK decryption, noise measurement and hardware time-stamping in all OmniPeek products. WildPackets currently supports multiple versions of the Atheros driver, depending on the embedded Atheros chipset. Please use the appropriate driver as described below.
Though any Atheros-based wireless adapters using the supported chipsets should work with OmniPeek, the following adapters have provided good results with OmniPeek.
Best PracticesSingle Channel, Single Band (b/g or a) CapturesJust about any wireless adapter included on this page will do the trick. Simply determine which band (b/g or “a") and which hardware interface is available on the computer you’re using (PCcard, PCExpress Card, USB, etc.) and find a suitable card from the list. Single Channel, Dual Band (a/b/g)For this type of capture, a card that supports a/b/g at a minimum is required. Simply use the “band” column to locate an adapter with a minimum requirement of a/b/g. It’s worth considering an a/b/g/n wireless adapter, even if you don’t need to capture and analyze 11n today. 802.11n, Single Band, 1 or 2-Stream RX/TXIn this case you’ll need an adapter that’s either b/g/n or a/n, depending on the band in which you’re deploying 11n (2.4 GHz vs. 5 GHz respectively). Simply use the "band" column to locate a suitable adapter. 802.11n, Dual Band, 1 or 2-Stream RX/TXIn this case you’ll need an adapter that’s a/b/g/n. We recommend the D-Link DWA-160 since it’s readily available and is USB – something that will fit into just about any computer. 802.11n, Dual Band, 3-Stream RX/TXOnly wireless adapters based on the AR9380 chipset currently support this mode. Commercially available wireless adapters with this chipset are just now being introduced in the market. Stay tuned for updates on specific model numbers. Third-Party ApplicationsWildPackets does not authorize or support the use of our proprietary drivers in any applications other than OmniPeek. |
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