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Chapter 2 40 Sniffer Portable Professional

Introducing the Sniffer Window Overview 3 Once you start Sniffer Portable Professional, log in, and select a profile for monitoring, the Sniffer window appears. You use the Sniffer window to perform standard network analysis activities – monitoring network activity, capturing network traffic, decoding captured traffic, and so on. This chapter introduces the Sniffer window and includes the following topics: Navigating the Sniffer Window Sniffer Window Menus Navigating the Sniffer Window When you start Sniffer Portable Professional, log in, and select a profile for monitoring, a Sniffer window appears where you can control network monitoring and analysis activities (Figure 3-1). The Sniffer window consists of: A title bar (item a, Figure 3-1) showing: Network topology in use. Line speed. Certain adapters may add additional information to the title bar, including the channel being monitored, wireless signal strength, and so on. NOTE: During monitoring or capture of wireless networks, the window title bar shows the channel currently being monitored, as well as the signal strength and the type of network being monitored (802.11a or 802.11b/g). You can use this display to get a quick feel for the strength of the signal being monitored and determine whether you need to move the analyzer closer to an access point to get a stronger signal. Several toolbars (item b, Figure 3-1) at the top of the Sniffer window providing access to commonly used functions, including: User’s Guide 41

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