Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Network Adapters and
Settings
Overview
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This chapter describes how to select different adapters for capture, and
how to bind and load multiple instances of Sniffer if there are multiple
adapters. In addition, it also discusses how to use Sniffer Portable
Professional’s profile feature to maintain multiple sets of settings for
capture and monitoring.
Removing Network Adapters
Do not remove network adapters from the Sniffer Portable Professional
PC while the application is actively using them. For example, if Sniffer
Portable Professional is currently logged on to a wireless adapter, do not
remove the adapter. Removing the adapter can result in unpredictable
results. Instead, close Sniffer Portable Professional and then remove the
adapter.
When using Sniffer Portable Professional on Windows Vista, you must
reboot the system after removing a network adapter and inserting a new
one before you can monitor data.
Selecting Network Adapters
If you have more than one network interface card (adapter) installed in
your system, you can select which card Sniffer Portable Professional will
use.
If you have multiple adapters attached to different network segments,
you can select which segment Sniffer Portable Professional will monitor
by switching from one adapter to another.
NOTE: See Installing Sniffer Portable Professional for a list of
supported 802.11 adapters.
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