Support FAQs

OmniPeek Professional

• What are the new features that are available in OmniPeek Professional 6.6?
• What are the new decodes in OmniPeek 6.6?
• What are the differences between OmniPeek Professional and OmniPeek Enterprise?
• What Omni Adapter Analysis Cards are supported in OmniPeek Professional?
• What 802.11n adapters are supported in OmniPeek Professional?
• Can you explain the function of the AP capture adapters included with OmniPeek?
• Will OmniPeek Enterprise 6.6 run on 64 bit Windows Operating Systems?

What are the new features in OmniPeek Enterprise 6.6?

New Integrated Compass Plug-In
Multiple files aggregration
New and Enhanced Decoders
802.11n 3-Stream support
Atheros Driver Updates 64-bit USB and PCI
Extend Port Filter to accept Port Ranges
OmniPeek Online Version Checking

What are the new decodes in OmniPeek 6.6?

Wired-Specific:

• LLDP-Link Layer Discovery Protocol
• IEEE 802.1ad (Provider Bridges)
• DHCP v6
• PROFINET – Ethernet standard for automation
• Support for pcap files that have Linux cooked socket headers

Wireless-Specific:

• CAPWAP-Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points
• 802.11n support for Greenfield and STBC (Space-Time Block Coding)
• WAPI -WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure
• Wi-Fi Direct - Popular new Wi-Fi sharing WFA

What are the differences between OmniPeek Professional and OmniPeek Enterprise?

Please visit the comparison table included in OmniPeek Network Analyzer overview page:

http://www.wildpackets.com/products/network_analysis_and_monitoring/omnipeek_network_analyzer

What Omni Adapter Analysis Cards are supported in OmniPeek Professional?

The list of supported adapters can be found at this location on our web site:

http://www.wildpackets.com/products/distributed_network_analysis/omniadapter_analysis_cards

What 802.11n adapters are supported in OmniPeek Professional?

OmniPeek supports Ralink, Marvell and Atheros chipsets. Drivers for the Atheros chipsets ship with OmniPeek, the current list of supported adapters can be found on our website at:

http://www.wildpackets.com/support/downloads/drivers

Can you explain the function of the AP capture adapters included with OmniPeek?

This information can be found on our website here:

http://www.wildpackets.com/support/additional_resources/plugin_tips

Will OmniPeek Enterprise 6.6 run on 64 bit Windows Operating Systems?

OmniPeek will load and run on 64 bit operating systems in 32 bit compatibility mode and supports AMD and Intel x86 processors including the 64 bit capable Pentium and Xeon processors.