I have used it. It doesn't do much, but what do you expect?
Essentially, it gives you some idea how crowded/noisy each of the 11
802.11b/g channels is.
David Gillett
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From: Shari Kimlinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:05 PM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@
At UR we have an Avcom Spectrum Analyzer (approx $5,000) which is good for the
physical layer, but you need to know the signal patterns of each device you are
working with. Also, being able to use the spec an to capture the patterns of a
frequency hopping device can be a trick in a dynamic RF e
I have tried the Wi-Spy...it works, but you really need to know the patterns
that certain RF devices to get use of the device.
You need to study patterns for devices and noise, then remember whats what when
you go to troubleshootI'm no RF expert, and trying to remember what the
pattern of s
I have both of these tools - the WiSpy device and software are good for seeing
the RF conditions (layer 1) but don't show things at higher OSI layers as
Airmagnet does. Also it's only good for 2.4Ghz for now, but they have a 5Ghz
on the roadmap.
Regards,
Jon
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