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Which of the following tools is a wireless sniffer and analyzer that works on the Windows operating system?

The correct answer is D. Aeropeek. AiroPeek (also written Aeropeek) is a commercial wireless packet sniffer and analyzer designed specifically to run on the Windows operating system.

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Question

Which of the following tools is a wireless sniffer and analyzer that works on the Windows operating system?

Options

  • AKismet
  • BAirsnort
  • CVoid11
  • DAeropeek

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    10% (6)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    5% (3)
  • D
    83% (49)

Why each option

AiroPeek (also written Aeropeek) is a commercial wireless packet sniffer and analyzer designed specifically to run on the Windows operating system.

AKismet

Kismet is an open-source wireless network detector and sniffer that runs primarily on Linux and Unix-like systems, not Windows.

BAirsnort

AirSnort is a Linux-based tool historically used to recover WEP encryption keys by passively monitoring transmissions.

CVoid11

Void11 is a Linux-based tool used to perform deauthentication and disassociation attacks against 802.11 wireless networks, not a sniffer.

DAeropeekCorrect

AiroPeek, developed by WildPackets (later Savvius), is a Windows-native wireless LAN analyzer capable of capturing and decoding 802.11 frames, measuring signal quality, and diagnosing WLAN issues. It was widely referenced in security certifications as the primary Windows-compatible wireless sniffer, in contrast to the Linux-centric alternatives.

Concept tested: Windows-compatible wireless packet sniffing tools

Topics

#wireless sniffer#Aeropeek#packet capture#network analysis tools

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