Post Views: 3,405 WlanHelper.exe is a command-line tool from the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and the folks at nmap/npcap that is used to manipulate advanced Wi-Fi driver settings, especially for testing and development. It allows you to control wireless network adapter settings such as: Do You Already Have WlanHelper? It’s possible if you have installed […]
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Post Views: 1,895 As a frequent reader here will know, my Wi-Fi Analyzer of choice is called WinFi. It has been around many years as is fabulous. In version 2, and the new version 3, you can capture Wi-Fi Beacon Frames and examine them. This post will explain what you can capture and how this
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Post Views: 1,311 Looking for some ideas for what to gift someone in the tech/networking field? Here are some, but don’t forget – we have two other places to get things: our Wi-Fi Adapters that support monitor mode article and our “Go Bag” page. The links to the products shown here are all available through
Post Views: 4,093 The links to the products shown here are all available through Amazon, and if you use these links, we will get a small cut through our Amazon Associates program. We thank you for doing this. Updated 6/22/2025 I often get asked for a list of products that are in my “go bag”,
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Post Views: 3,391 Retransmissions of frames in WLANs (Wireless Local Area Networks) can become problematic for several reasons, primarily due to the nature of the wireless medium. While retransmissions are a necessary part of ensuring data integrity in unreliable networks, they can cause inefficiencies and degrade network performance. I will get to the details below,
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Post Views: 1,793 That’s right folks. I have been searching and searching. I actually gave up for a while as the only thing available was PCIe based adapters. Well that all changed with a search today and this showed up: Here is the link. This will go through my Amazon Associate link – if you
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How to perform reconnaissance & scanning the WLAN/Wi-Fi Network
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Post Views: 1,306,628 Telecommunications Consulting ServicesConsulting Services from Network Design to Project ManagementCheck Out our Consulting ServicesInternetworking Training ExpertsTraining and Learning Services focused on the technology that makes the Internet work.Check Out our Learning ServicesWireshark ExpertsPacket analysis expertise is critical in today’s networks, and being able to use the best packet analyzer application is a
Post Views: 24,540 This blog article is a culmination of my years of experience in the networking and computing worlds. Over those years, where I began as a bench and field technician, I have had a number of classes that my employers sent me to to teach troubleshooting skills. Usually termed with the words “logical
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Post Views: 6,297 Microsoft has added a packet sniffing/packet capture tool in the latest Windows 10 update. We have previously discussed using the ‘netsh’ command to do packet capture in Windows (see my article here). The pktmon tool is new. What does this mean? Is it better than netsh? Does it integrate with Wireshark? Well,
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Post Views: 6,122 Check out these great references as well: Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture Our other Wi-Fi related articles Ok all you Mac users, here is the way you capture Wi-Fi/WLAN frames using your Mac and Wireshark. First, Mac users get a really easy time of
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Post Views: 3,757 Here is the download link: https://github.com/HelgeMagnusKeck/WinFi – look to the right, you will see Releases, and the latest release can be downloaded. Here is the Discord Server to join in discussions and request PRO Engineer version activation: https://discord.gg/4GTv5ED7 This tool is free – and there is a PRO Engineer version that costs
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