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My CWNE Essays

I am very proud to call myself CWNE # 573. Following in the footsteps of those before me, I am posting my CWNE essays for anyone contemplating taking this journey, or just curious about how the vendor neutral wireless concepts taught in the CWNP program can applied to solve everyday problems across wireless environments. Hope…

How to troubleshoot RTP audio streams via packet capture

When a customer reports a poor wireless VoIP experience and you rule out the low-hanging fruit and best practices, e.g. roaming optimization, verification of clean RF environment, and other client configuration, where do you go next? Audio streams consist of a steady delivery of small frames (typically 200-250KB). The average delay between audio frames is…

How to take a full frame packet capture with Ekahau Analyzer app and sidekick 2

The Sidekick 2 is an incredible tool for the wireless network professional. One of its many features is the ability to take over-the-air packet captures on 4 simultaneous channels. If you’re like me, you look forward to decrypting those captures to see L3/L4 information and use it in Wireshark display filters. The Sidekick 1 and…