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Which of the following tools is a Windows-based commercial wireless LAN analyzer for IEEE802.11b and supports all high level protocols such as TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX?

The correct answer is C. AiroPeek. AiroPeek is a commercial Windows-based wireless LAN protocol analyzer that supports IEEE 802.11b and multiple network protocols including TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX.

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Question

Which of the following tools is a Windows-based commercial wireless LAN analyzer for IEEE802.11b and supports all high level protocols such as TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX?

Options

  • ASam Spade
  • BCheops-ng
  • CAiroPeek
  • DJohn the Ripper

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    14% (6)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    77% (34)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

AiroPeek is a commercial Windows-based wireless LAN protocol analyzer that supports IEEE 802.11b and multiple network protocols including TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX.

ASam Spade

Sam Spade is a Windows-based network investigation utility used for DNS lookups, WHOIS queries, and traceroute, not a wireless LAN analyzer.

BCheops-ng

Cheops-ng is a network management and host discovery tool used for mapping network topology, not a wireless LAN protocol analyzer.

CAiroPeekCorrect

AiroPeek (later rebranded as OmniPeek by WildPackets/Savvius) is a commercial wireless LAN analyzer specifically designed for IEEE 802.11b networks on Windows. It provides full protocol decode support for high-level protocols such as TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX, making it the only tool in the list that matches all criteria in the question stem.

DJohn the Ripper

John the Ripper is a password auditing and cracking tool, not a wireless LAN analyzer or protocol capture utility.

Concept tested: Wireless LAN protocol analyzer tool identification

Source: https://www.liveaction.com/products/omnipeek-network-protocol-analyzer/

Topics

#AiroPeek#wireless LAN analyzer#IEEE 802.11b#packet analysis tools

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