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This lets you immediately see each statistic in its proper context. For example,
an error rate of 50% is insignificant if Observer has only analyzed two
packets, but quite significant if thousands of packets have been analyzed.
The bar graphs to the right of the dial show current bandwidth utilization (U),
the average strength (S), and the average quality (Q) of the signal. These
meters also indicate (with watermark "floats") the minimum and maximum
values that Observer has seen since the last polling period.
Top Talkers (Three New tabs)
The Top Talkers statistical mode displays three tabs showing wireless data
when Observer is capturing packets via the wireless NIC: Wireless Types,
Wireless Speeds, and Wireless Latest These tabs are described in detail below.
Wireless Types
This display shows the type of each station sensed in the air: whether it is a
LAN station talking over the air to wireless stations, a wireless station, or an
AP. For stations, it shows which APs they are using. For APs, it displays the
Service Set Identifier (SSID) and whether WEP is enabled on that AP. It also
displays Control, Data and Management totals per station. As with other
tabular displays in Observer, right-click on the column headings to configure
the column view.
Statistic
Alias
Address
Packets
Management
Control
Data
Probe Request
Retries
Type
AP Used
Description
Alias of the Top Talker system, if one is available.
Media Access Control (MAC) address, i.e., the "hardware address."
The total number of packets sent by the system.
The number of management packets sent by the system.
The number of control packets sent by the system.
The number of data packets sent by the system.
The number probe requests sent by the system.
The number of transmission retries sent by the system.
The type of station: Wireless or Access Point
The access point used by the system.
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