

The company provided the USB-based AirPcap Ex Version for review, which supports a/b/g but not 802.11n. Also included are developer tools, making this product ideal for custom applications. AirPcap adds the wireless-specific parts, and includes a Wi-Fi receiver as part of the package - no other adapter is required, so getting up and running is quick and easy: install the driver (as is always good practice, don't use the included CD download the latest version), insert the USB adapter, install Wireshark, and that's it.Ī concise but helpful manual is included, along with MAN pages for Wireshark (and there is lots of other Wireshark information on the Web), but it would be fair to say that this product is aimed at experienced professionals with a solid networking background - just the sort of folks qualified, after all, to do any form of packet capture and analysis in the first place. It's based on the very popular, open-source Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) protocol analyzer. AirPcap is consequently one of the best-known tools for WLAN capture and analysis.

CACE is one of the most visible firms in network analysis today, offering a number of products for both wired and wireless applications.
