PontiSoftware Sniffi v2.3 User Manual
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1. Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 7 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Items description e Details Opens a new window with the additional options e Quick Connect Connects you to the selected hotspot This option works only for unencrypted networks and if network SSID name is not hidden In the other case you should enter additional settings in Details gt Connect dialog e Add Remove favorites Adds removes the selected hotspot to your favorites hotspots e Messenger Enables the messenger module in which you can sending a short messages to the other Sniffi users and synchronize your hotspots list with them see the Messenger section for details e Add to Map as Red Green Blue adds selected hotspot into the Signal Coverage Map Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 8 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 4 Charts 4 1 Bar Chart 4 2 Lines Chart 4 3 Hotspots Map 4 4 Signal Coverage Map 4 1 Bar Chart Classic bar chart from a previous Sniffi versions For this chart you can change a sensitivity of view Y a te pu bw 14 Sak 2 y List of buttons e Y Shows hides a Charts Panel ma Shows hides a Hotspots Map e Bar chart i Lines chart e Signal Coverage Map Volume up e y Volume down 4 2 Lines Chart A new Lines Chart2. Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved 2 Transfers help Y Line Charts D Speedo Charts by _ Close Contact support pontisoftware com 24 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 5 6 1 Line Charts Transfers 2 The numbers on the left side shows a min max received values The numbers on the right side shows a current value 5 6 2 Speedo Charts Transfers E ey The green numbers shows a current value the red numbers shows a max received value A red line specifies a max value in the last five seconds Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 25 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 6 Messenger e 6 1 Synchronizing the hotspots e 6 2 Sending the messages The Messenger module lets you to synchronize the hotspots list with the other Sniffi users You can also send to them and receive the short messages These features requires logging to the one of the WiFi networks and works only in the WLAN area ne a o am Chars Buttons description Y Messenger help Y Refresh the userlist Y Synchronize the hotspots see the 6 1 section for details e Send the message see the 6 2 section for details Close 6 1 Synchronizing the hotspots You can synchronize your AP s with any other Sniffi users in the WLAN network to which you are logged in In the Messenger window select the user from the lis
3. PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 3 2 Network Status icon This icon shows a network type associate Internet availability status online offline status encryption and save status Depending on DayTime color profile this icon may be different as shown The following icon examples are for a Day color profile 3 2 1 The meaning of background color e Offline e O Online e Your PDA is connected to that network 3 2 2 Type of a network O Infrastructure network e a Adhoc network 3 2 3 Connectivity status e WD Connection unsuccessful yellow O Successfully tested for associating green Successfully tested for Internet connection a green i letter 3 2 4 Additional mini icons e Encrypted network e A network settings already saved in database 3 2 5 Several examples of network status e ap network offline gray successfully tested for associating green amp Adhoc network online red encrypted lock icon connectivity test fails yellow Online saved disc icon succesfully tested for Internet connection letter BW Adhoc saved disc icon encrypted lock icon your PDA is already connected to that network green 3 3 Filters Filters let you to remove all the hotspots which are not interested for you You can enable disable filters by tap on the filter icons at the root network list item or using the context menu The following filter types are a
4. PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual B Copy the ping output data to clipboard 9 Execute stop ping procedure Close 5 4 Traceroute Window in which you can execute a Traceroute command with selected address To perform a Traceroute command first enter or select from list an URL IP address Next tap a Sbutton When a process complete you can copy output data to a clipboard by tapping a Bhutton Traceroute x 2 URL neo E Tracing route to fk in f99 google c a over a maximum of 30 hops List of buttons 2 Traceroute help E Copy the ping output data to clipboard Execute stop Traceroute procedure a Close 5 5 Statistics 5 5 1 UDP statistics 5 5 2 TCP statistics 5 5 3 IP statistics 5 5 4 ICMP statistics 5 5 5 Interface statistics 5 5 6 WiFi statistics Here you can view an UDP TCP IP ICMP Interface WiFi statistics Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 20 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Statistics 2 5 5 1 UDP statistics 5 5 2 5 5 3 Received Specifies the number of datagrams received Discarded by No Ports Specifies the number of received datagrams that were discarded because the port specified was invalid Rev Errors Specifies the number of erroneous datagrams that were received This number does not include the value contained by the Rev Errors member Transmitted Sp
5. A signal from channels is showing in different colours For this chart you can adjust a sensitivity and zoom e J itt E AO List of buttons Y Shows hides a Chart Panel ma Shows hides a Hotspots Map Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 9 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual fs Bar chart p Lines chart Y Signal Coverage Map e S Expanding a chart e 2 Shrinking a chart 24 Volume up e Y Volume down 4 3 Hotspots Map e 4 3 1 Main functionality e 4 3 2 Baloons 4 3 1 Main Functionality A Hotspots Map shows a position of the hotspots on 2 dimensional plane A green color of hotspot means that network is unencrypted red color network encrypted gray color you are beyond a network signal coverage Here is a list of buttons related to a Hotspots Map e Y Shows hides a Charts Panel WO Shows hides a Hotspots Map Es Bar chart i Lines chart Y Signal Coverage Map Zoom in map view e Z Zoom out map view 9 Auto angle based on a GPS data rotates the map in the direction in which you move 3 Active Names show names of the hotspots which are currently active in range Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 10 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual AO Additional informations on the screen North direction indi
6. can define the scan frequency in the range of 1 to 20 seconds 5 seconds is recommended value e Auto refresh security Updating WEP security information On some PDA s a security icon blinks when this option enabled This problem may be a source of the connection problems 7 2 Connection Settinos 2 URL Address to ping Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Associate Trying to associate with the network DHCP Trying to receive an IP address from a DHCP server Ping Trying to ping an address from URL window checking for Internet connectivity Contact support pontisoftware com 28 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 7 3 View Settings 2 M Auto dose splash at startup Dragging Window C Caption a ust v mac V ssip V Channel S Cs e y e Auto close splash at startup Closes splash window at startup without confirmation e Dragging Defines if a full window or caption only will be displayed durning dragging e List Defines a display format for network names on the Main List 7 4 Messaging Settings 2 Enable messaging Noone EGO vota Ms gt 9 Ale 0 e Enable messaging Enables the messaging module When this option is unchecked you can t using the messaging features and you are invisible for the other Sniffi users e Nickname You will be visible for the other Sniffi users under that name e Port The port number on which the Sniffi
7. PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Copyright 2005 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Table of Contents T OV ORVICW A A 3 2 BANS ies sasaccscda sin cauacd ance casacvecavcaauaecashuccccecads washavuuededes au usenauuwudatea duuust avedeasdedauaueausagusel saavassuccsacsadgssveasscusneeate 4 3 MAIN WIDOW 505 occ sec de asso cca c dia aicacc cee Lac Sac naaa aia tina rdi alan 5 dis LIST OF MELWOMKS iia acid dede iaa 5 3 2 Network Status iCON ccccccccccccocococococonococonoconononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononos 6 AN 6 3 4 NETISHCONTEXT ME NW iia riada andadas 7 3 5 N twork comtext MENU jriisisisarsccnecvicenatswaandacvadsasussvaand coveuvvasedsaaaibavuadsd ei eae aaas a iiaia 7 A AAA E 9 ABN aaa aiii 9 ALMESOAd cavenatauasasauedlenananadenansndusvavag acxsat aswonuauatacsusy auccatavanancaa nie 9 crs HOLP tc 9 eppreree rey rr ere ery lean reer ear Terre etree rere elder decias 10 4 4 Signal Coverage Map ccccccccessseceeseceeececeeeeeeeaeeeeaaeseaeeecaaeeeaaeseaeeeseaesesaaeseeneeseeeeesaeseeaaesenees 13 Sl A oucecsns altace ssuceesncessetenaneccucsecsius caueieusdouueaceencusuesbenteieds sounsnisenatteveloeessantetalecastecs 15 Pye Ve WTO CCOO PE davandd E A ivcuenweysardsunawdscnaasases E saceu euaaaa sane deces exaaedeant 16 52 CONNEC O NN A 17 O 19 DAS Trace rQUte ina 20 Hy 5 LAU SUS sess cisacsavazsasnastausssayaize
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9. a selected AP s from the main list use a context menu Next press RGB buttons to enable disable visualization for particular AP s on the map Then press button to enable the map OH bd Jy as Here is a full list of buttons e Shows hides a Charts Panel a Shows hides a Coverage Map Es Bar chart Lines chart Y Signal Coverage Map Zoom in map view e Z Zoom out map view 2 Size Up grows a dot size e Y Size down shrinks a dot size 9 Auto angle based on a GPS data rotates the map in the direction in which you move O Flat signal shows a visualization without using of signal strength el Decrease number of dots use this option when the map slows down your PDA 2 e 39 Increase number of dots El Save a Coverage Map in WPT Ozi Explorer format Y Save a Coverage Map in KML Google Earth format Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 13 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Additional informations on the screen North direction indicator Map scale eel Your position on the map Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 14 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 5 Details 5 1 Info 5 2 Connect 5 3 Ping 5 4 Traceroute 5 5 Statistics 5 6 Transfers Here you can view a detail informations about statist
10. c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 3 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 2 Bars Sniffi has intuitive Menu Bar System This system consist of two bars in the main view the Main Bar and the Charts Panel and another two bars in the details view Each bar contains a slider button Y That button allows you to show hide a menu 71 3 0 0 B 0 0 6 Here is a full list of the Main Bar buttons e 2 Slider button X Settings Le Help e Fullscreen partscreen switch Qe Day Night color profile switch e eS GPS On Off Status button When a connection with GPS is estabilished this button shows also number of satellites and notices about GPS error Bl Save data to a log file in one of the following formats O E CSV Excel format o l WPT Ozi Explorer format o S KML Google Earth format a Registration 2 About e l Exit sniff For detailed information about the other bars check the Charts section and the Details section When Sniffi is in a searching mode and tries to associate obtain an IP address additional icon will blinks on the right side of the Main Bar Here is a list of possible icon status OG Associating with Infrastructure network in progress 20 Associating with Adhoc network in progress 00 Try to obtaining an IP address from DHCP pinging Internet server in progress Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights re
11. cator Map scale eel Your position on the map Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 11 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 4 3 2 Baloons You can view a network details without return to the main networklist Just tap on the chosen network dot and a Baloon Window will be open jjs 00 00 49 00 1 lke 2008 01 16 13 59 45 A e lt P _ _ l i 12934 0 0 0 0 82 Channel On Type No Internet A Ballon Window contains the following informations SSID Name of a network MAC Unique network card address Date Date of a first contact Time Time of a first contact Latitude Latitude of the location with maximum signal value Longitude Longitude of the location with maximum signal value Speeds Available connection speeds in megabits IP assigned IP address assigned by DHCP server Signal RSSI signal strength WEP Encryption Associating Successful or not during a test for associating Channel Channel on which network works Type Type of a network Adhoc Infrastructure Internet Successful or not during a test for Internet connectivity Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 12 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 4 4 Signal Coverage Map A Signal Coverage Map panel allows you to localize a signal strength of AP s on 2 dimensional plane First you should add
12. communications works A a GPS Settinas 2 Port Transfer one pe _ Connect to GPS at startup O elwe Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 29 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual e Port GPS serial port e Transfer Connection speed e Connect to GPS at startup Tries to connect to GPS when Sniffi starts up yN D Files Settings 2 Path Program Files PontiSoftware Sniffi C csvfile V Autoupdate AP s _ Ozi fie _ Dbg files _ KML file ales als Path Path where are saved a log files CSV file Save on exit a log file in CSV format OZI file Save on exit a log file in OziExplorer format KML file Save on exit a log file in KML Google Earth format Autopudate AP s Updates saved AP with a received data Dbg files Writes a raw data information from a WiFi card and from GPS Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 30 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 8 Registration Registration 2 This program is a trial version and expires in 15 days Activation Key HUA E E PE BS by You can evaluate this application for 15 days After trial period expires you must purchase this program to continue using of it If you order Sniffi we will send you a serial number to unlock application Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Co
13. cryption Enables encryption e Key ID 802 11 WEP key index The global keys are represented by values of 1 to n e Key A network key e Enable 802 1X Determines whether or not authentication is enabled e EAP Type The EAP extension type to be used Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 18 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 5 2 2 TCP IP Settings Connect 2 O Auto 1P 8 Manual IP IP address 192 168 llo Js Subnet mask 255 255 255 Yo Default gateway 132 Jiss Jo E ER Ree aitons Y wws a lp awns Se 2 y e Auto Manual IP Enables Disables DHCP obtain of IP address dynamic static IP Next settings are for using with static IP configuration 5 3 Ping IP address An IP address for your PDA Subnet mask A subnet mask for the current network Default gateway A gateway IP address DNS Alt DNS DNS servers WINS Alt WINS WINS servers Window in which you can execute a ping utility To perform a ping command first enter or select from list an URLAP address Next tap a button When a process complete you can copy output data to a clipboard by tapping a Blbutton Ping z 2 URL hp Jena googe on Y Reply from 209 85 135 103 bytes a Reply from 209 85 135 103 bytes List of buttons y Ping help Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 19
14. ecifies the number of datagrams transmitted No of Entries Specifies the number of entries in the UDP listener table TCP statistics RTO Algorithm Specifies the retransmission time out algorithm in use Min RTO ms Specifies the minimum retransmission time out value in milliseconds Max RTO ms Specifies the maximum retransmission time out value in milliseconds Max Connections Specifies the maximum number of connections Active Opens Specifies the number of active opens In an active open the client is initiating a connection with the server Passive Opens Specifies the number of passive opens In a passive open the server is listening for a connection request from a client Attempt Fails Specifies the number of failed connection attempts Estab Resets Specifies the number of established connections that have been reset Cur Estabilished Specifies the number of currently established connections Recv Transmited Specifies the number of segments received or transmitted Transmited Specifies the number of segments transmitted This number does not include retransmitted segments Retransmited Specifies the number of segments retransmitted Errors Rev Specifies the number of errors received Transmited with reset Specifies the number of segments transmitted with the reset flag set No Of Connections Specifies the cumulative number of connections IP statistics IP Forwarding Specifies whether IP forwarding i
15. ed Specifies the number of datagrams requiring reassembly Reassembled Specifies the number of datagrams successfully reassembled Reassemby Fails Specifies the number of datagrams that cannot be reassembled Fragmented OK Specifies the number of datagrams that were fragmented successfully Fragmented Fails Specifies the number of datagrams that cannot be fragmented because the do not fragment bit in the IP header is set These datagrams are discarded Fragments Created Specifies the number of fragments created No Of Interfaces Specifies the number of interfaces No Of IP s Specifies the number of IP addresses associated with this computer No Of Routes Specifies the number of routes in the IP routing table ICMP statistics Messages Specifies the number of messages received or sent Errors Specifies the number of errors received or sent Dest Unreachable Specifies the number of destination unreachable messages received or sent A destination unreachable message is sent to the originating computer when a datagram fails to reach its intended destination TTL Exceeded Specifies the number of time to live TTL exceeded messages received or sent A time to live exceeded message is sent to the originating computer when a datagram is discarded because the number of routers it has passed through exceeds its time to live value Parameter Problem Specifies the number of parameter problem messages received or sent A parameter prob
16. er Manual Q My device is connected to the hotspot know that some other devices are connected too but the userlist in the Messenger window is empty A It may be one of the following issues The other devices are connected but Sniffi is not running The messaging system on the other devices is disabled The scan rate is too fast try to decrease it for example to 5 secs Please make sure that the assigned IP address is correct You can checkout it in Details gt Info dialog window You can also try the following actions e Tap several times on the userlist refresh button in the messenger window e Change the WiFi card settings to the Best performance Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 33 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 10 Changes e v2 3 O0o00000 0 e v2 2 O 0000000 e v2 1 e v2 05 e v2 0 00000000000 2008 06 28 Hotspot filters Favorites hotspots Hotspots synchronize feature Short messaging system Fixed KML special chars problem Fixed improperly fonts displaying Fixed wifi dat file saving issue Fixed some potential GPS signal blackouts 2008 01 18 Visualization of the hotspots position Baloon windows with a hotspot details Support for new log file formats Now supported CSV Excel WPT Ozi Explorer KML Google Earth Logging the Signal Coverage Map WPT KML formats Manual log saving at any time when y
17. ics transfers connection TCP IP stats and many more You can also change TCP IP and connection settings for selected AP execute ping and traceroute command Online 00 Be sc 8e ef 03 Details window has two bars Upper Bar shows a status of current AP and MAC address Here is a list of Lower Bar buttons e 2 Details help ajs Fullscreen partscreen switch olej Day Night color profile switch e O Ji GPS On Off Status button When a connection with GPS is estabilished this button shows also number of satellites and notices about GPS error There is a seven big icons at the center of the screen A colors of this icons means status of current AP black offline red online green connected When you tap on any of that icons a new dialog window will be open Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 15 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual E Info dialog for Infrastructure network Info dialog for Ad hoc network Ez Connect dialog Ping dialog El Traceroute dialog Statistics dialog Transfers dialog Exit to main window 5 1 Info e 5 1 1 IP informations e 5 1 2 Network parameters This dialog specifies a main informations about IP address and about network Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 16 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 5 1 1 IP
18. informations 5 1 2 Local Address Specifies the IP address IP Address Specifies the index of the interface associated with this IP address Subnet Mask Specifies the subnet mask for the IP address Broadcast Addr Specifies the broadcast address A broadcast address is typically the IP address with the host portion set to either all zeros or all ones Max Reassembly Specifies the maximum reassembly size for received datagrams Network parameters Host Name Specifies the host name for the local computer Domain Name Specifies the domain in which the local computer is registered DNS Server DNS2 Server Specifies the set of DNS servers used by the local computer DHCP type Specifies whether the local computer uses dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP DHCP Name Specifies the DHCP scope name Routing Specifies whether routing is enabled on the local computer Proxy Specifies whether the local computer is acting as an ARP proxy DNS Specifies whether DNS is enabled on the local computer Source http msdn microsoft com library 5 2 Connect 5 2 1 WiFi Settings 5 2 2 TCP IP Settings Here you can enter a connection details modify TCP IP settings in the registry save this settings to a file and perform a connection to AP You can use a vertical bar on the window s left side to switch between WiFi TCPIP settings A list of main buttons WiFi settings IE TCP IP settings 2 Connect Help E
19. lem message is sent to the originating computer when a router or host detects an error in a datagram s IP header Source Quenches Specifies the number of source quench messages received or sent A source quench request is sent to a computer to request that it reduce its rate of packet transmission Redirects Specifies the number of redirect messages received or sent A redirect message is sent to the originating computer when a better route is discovered for a datagram sent by that computer Echos Regs Specifies the number of echo requests received or sent An echo request causes the receiving computer to send an echo reply message back to the originating computer Echo Replies Specifies the number of echo replies received or sent A computer sends an echo reply in response to receiving an echo request message Timestamps Reqs Specifies the number of time stamp requests received or sent A time stamp request causes the receiving computer to send a time stamp reply back to the originating computer Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 22 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Timestamp Replies Specifies the number of time stamp replies received or sent A computer sends a time stamp reply in response to receiving a time stamp request Routers can use time stamp requests and replies to measure the transmission speed of datagrams on a network Address Mask Reqs Specifies the nu
20. mber of address mask requests received or sent A computer sends an address mask request to determine the number of bits in the subnet mask for its local subnet Address Mask Replies Specifies the number of address mask responses received or sent A computer sends an address mask response in response to an address mask request 5 5 5 Interface statistics Name String that contains the name of the interface Index Specifies the index that identifies the interface Type Specifies the type of interface MTU Specifies the maximum transmission unit MTU of the underlying hardware Speed Specifies the speed of the interface in bits per second Physical Address Specifies the physical address of the adapter for this interface Admin Status Specifies the interface is administratively enabled or disabled Operational Status Specifies the operational status of the interface Last Changed Specifies the last time the operational status changed Rev Octets Specifies the number of octets of data received through this interface Rev Unicasts Specifies the number of unicast packets received through this interface Rev Non Unicasts Specifies the number of non unicast packets received through this interface This includes broadcast and multicast packets Incoming Discards Specifies the number of incoming packets that were discarded even though they did not have errors Incoming Errors Specifies the number of incoming packets that were disca
21. ntact support pontisoftware com 31 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 9 Troubleshooting Q When I run Sniffi see Cannot find WiFi card message A1 Check out that WiFi card is enabled I know it s stupid but sometimes it works A2 If you have PDA with WM5 0 disconnect ActiveSync connection unplug an USB cable remove device from cradle and perform a PDA soft reset On WM5 0 devices ActiveSync connection sometimes disables a WiFi card Q IP shows 0 0 0 0 no address A IP shows address only when Sniffi was able to connect with AP and an IP address automatically obtained from DHCP server Q Will product key unlock more functionality A Sniffi trial has a full functionality for 15 days period Q see only my connected wifi network there are 3 But it is shown as disconected A Try to decrease a scanning rate Open a settings dialog tap on a Scanning group and increase a Rate value i e set it on 10 secs Q Ping Traceroute utility doesn t work It says Invalid URL IP address A Try to ping any other computer in your local network first for example a gateway server Q My device is connected to the hotspot but there is no Messenger item in the hotspot context menu A Please make sure that the messaging system is enabled in the Sniffi settings Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 32 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 Us
22. ontact support pontisoftware com 23 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual Multiple Retries Indicates the number of frames that the NIC successfully retransmitted after more than one retransmission attempt RTS Success Indicates the number of times that the NIC received a CTS in response RTS Fails Indicates the number of times that the NIC did not receive a CTS in response to an RTS ACK Fails Indicates the number of times that the NIC expected an ACK that was not received Duplicate Frames Indicates the number of duplicate frames that were received The sequence control field in the frame identifies duplicate frames Rev Fragmented Indicates the number of data and management fragments that the NIC successfully received This count is incremented each time that either a data fragment or a management fragment is received Rev Mcast Fragmented Indicates the number of received frames that were set to multicast or broadcast This count is incremented each time the NIC receives a frame with the multicast broadcast bit set in the destination MAC address FCS Errors Indicates the number of frames the NIC received that contained FCS errors Source http msdn microsoft com library 5 6 Transfers 5 6 1 Line Charts 5 6 2 Speedo Charts In this window you can monitor a transmit receive speeds signal strength and connection speed presented as four charts You can choose between a two available chart types List of buttons
23. ou need Added a channel number option to the network title Added a header descriptions in log files Added a cleaning hotspots list feature Saving the hotspot position with maximum signal strength Fixed a hemisphere designates leak 2007 08 13 Fixed frequency bar rate problem Fixed some minor bugs in Speedo Charts 2007 02 03 Extended COM port list 2006 12 20 A completely new look Reorganized networks list Line Chart GPS Map Day Night color profile Fullscreen switch Context help Workaround for H6340 strange RSSI Channel indications Vertical Horizontal screen compatibility PDA IP info Ping utility Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 34 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual e G G G e v1 45 e v14 O e v1 3 e v1 2 e v1 0 Traceroute utility Connecting to network ability TCP IP statistics Transfer charts 2006 11 13 Fixed memory overfull when running for some hours Fixed problems with A636 unstable work 2006 11 09 Dbg file option added Fixed some potential bugs in GPS data reading Improved behaviour for a non standard WiFi data 2006 08 28 Scanning rate slider added Fixed some bugs in a scanning algorithm 2006 05 13 Fixed GPS data reading algorithm Fixed some minor bugs 2006 03 16 Improved compatibility with WM5 0 system Extended a WiFi card errors notification 2005 12 16 First release Copyright c 2006 2008 Ponti
24. rded because of errors Unknown Protocols Specifies the number of incoming packets that were discarded because the protocol was unknown Sent Octets Specifies the number of octets of data sent through this interface Sent Unicast Specifies the number of unicast packets sent through this interface Sent Non Unicasts Specifies the number of non unicast packets sent through this interface This includes broadcast and multicast packets Outgoing Discards Specifies the number of outgoing packets that were discarded even though they did not have errors Outgoing Errors Specifies the number of outgoing packets that were discarded because of errors Length Out Queue Specifies the output queue length Description Contains a description of the interface 6 WiFi statistics Sent Fragmented Indicates the number of data and management fragments that the NIC has successfully transmitted Sent Mcast Fragmented Indicates the number of frames that the NIC has transmitted by multicast or broadcast This count is incremented each time that the multicast broadcast bit is set in the destination MAC address of a transmitted frame Fails Indicates the number of NIC frame transmissions that failed after exceeding either the short frame or the long frame retry limits Retries Indicates the number of frames that the NIC successfully retransmitted after one or more retransmission attempts Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved C
25. s Modify registry 8 Save settings to a file Y Connect to AP 6 Close Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 17 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 5 2 1 WiFi Settings Connect 8 e SSID AP name e Authentication holds the 802 11 authentication mode value to invoke Open system or Shared Key authentication services Available options are O O O Open Specifies IEEE 802 11 Open System authentication Shared Specifies IEEE 802 11 Shared Key authentication that uses a preshared WEP key Auto Specifies auto switch mode When using auto switch mode the NIC tries 802 11 shared authentication mode first If shared mode fails the NIC attempts to use 802 11 open authentication mode WPA Specifies WPA security Authentication is performed between the supplicant authenticator and authentication server over IEEE 802 1X Encryption keys are dynamic and are derived through the authentication process WPA PSK Specifies WPA security Authentication is performed between the supplicant and authenticator over IEEE 802 1X Encryption keys are dynamic and are derived through the preshared key used by the supplicant and authenticator WPA None Specifies WPA security Specifies the use of a preshared key without IEEE 802 1X authentication Encryption keys are static and are derived through the preshared key This mode is applicable only to ad hoc network types e En
26. s enabled or disabled Default TTL Specifies the default initial time to live TTL for datagrams originating on a particular computer Received Specifies the number of datagrams received Rev Header Errors Specifies the number of datagrams received that have header errors Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 21 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 5 5 4 Rev Address Errors Specifies the number of datagrams received that have address errors Forwarded Specifies the number of datagrams forwarded Rev Unknown Protocol Specifies the number of datagrams received that have an unknown protocol Rev Discards Specifies the number of received datagrams discarded Rev Delivered Specifies the number of received datagrams delivered Outgoing Requests Specifies the number of outgoing datagrams that IP is requested to transmit This number does not include forwarded datagrams Transmitted Discards Specifies the number of outgoing datagrams discarded Outgoing Discards Specifies the number of transmitted datagrams discarded Outgoing No Routes Specifies the number of datagrams for which this computer did not have a route to the destination IP address These datagrams were discarded Reassembly Timeout Specifies the amount of time allowed for all pieces of a fragmented datagram to arrive If all pieces do not arrive within this time the datagram is discarded Reassembly Requir
27. served Contact support pontisoftware com 4 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 3 Main window 3 1 List of networks e 3 2 Network Status Icon o 3 2 1 The meaning of background color 3 2 2 Type of a network 3 2 3 Connectivity status 3 2 4 Additional mini icons o 3 2 5 Several examples of network status e 3 3 Filters e 3 4 Netlist context menu e 3 5 Network Context menu ooo 3 1 List of networks This window displays all WiFi networks that was found You can view a network details by tap on a square icon G USA 11 00 c0 49 Eal 1 Qfil 6 00 19 5b m SSID lam Y MAC Address 00 19 5b 8 WEP Key On Signal dB 80 ff Latitude ris Longitude cote Y f Network Type AP Speeds 18 Channel 6 f8 IP Number 0 0 0 0 STi wa 5 00 16 6f zn 1 2 O G Bi m t 4 j il E b List of a network subitems SSID Name of a network MAC Unique network card address WEP Encryption Signal RSSI signal strength Latitude Latitude of the location with maximum signal value Longitude Longitude of the location with maximum signal value Network Type Type of a network Adhoc Infrastructure Speeds Available connection speeds in megabits Channel Channel on which network works IP Number IP address assigned by DHCP server Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 5
28. snandnas squduaasneaesins a E a E 20 5 6 LTANSIONS mini ida avasaxerauvaxt 24 6 MOSSONGEN rossiia ic dd ce pin 26 6 1 Synchronizing the hotspots onoccoccccnnnicnncnonocanoncccnoncnn nan cna no cnn cnc narran rra 26 6 2 Sending the Messages cooccconncccnonononocnnonnccconcnn cnn nana 26 La SOUING conan E E 27 FALSCANMING is AA A he Pc a iia 28 T2 GOMMOCUON ii dad 28 O 29 TA Messages ida 29 TO AO 29 A eaaa fie eicuueddssevdvuetaniuncdsstia fared vue siawbantvaentordeumestaacaesieersdueattee 30 AA A A A 31 AAA APA an 32 A A coed E E cacaheas E A A A E 34 Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 2 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 1 Overview Sniffi is an advanced WiFi networks manager It may be used for WiFi networks searching as a connection manager or as network parameters monitor Here is a list of main features Two types of Channel Signal graphs Signal Coverage Map presentation Hotspots Map presentation Hotspot filters Favorites hotspots Hotspots synchronize Short messages Day Night color profile Fullscreen switch Context help Vertical Horizontal screen compatibility PDA IP info Ping utility Traceroute utility Connecting to network ability Network settings database TCP IP statistics Two types of transfer charts Logging the Signal Coverage Map to a WPT KML file Logging Hotspots data to a CSV WPT KML file And many more Copyright
29. t and then tap on the button The synchronization proccess will begin 6 2 Sending the messages Now you cand send the short messages to the other Sniffi users in the WLAN network to which you are logged in When the messenger window is opened select the user from the list and then enter the message in the Message window Next tap on the button Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 26 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 7 Settings 7 1 Scanning 7 2 Connection 7 3 View 7 4 Messaging 7 5 GPS 7 6 Files Here you can change many of the Sniffi s properties Settings are divided to five groups You have direct access to every of that groups by vertical bar on the left side of the window Settings 2 Rate 5 s UBA MON OOO O RUSO ORD DO E E AN H M Auto refresh security CBEERA SP 3 o Here is a list of main buttons switches in this window Main buttons Y Settings help e 29 Reset to defaults Cs Close Vertical bar buttons y Scanning group El Connection group p View group Sy Messaging group ej GPS group e g Files group Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 27 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual 7 1 Scanning Settings 2 Rate 5 s UA AC AOL OA EOS ADOS OB eT ag AN Oe gt s R 3 29 Cs e Rate Here you
30. vailable e A Active Show only the hotspots which are in area Vravorites You can add the hotspots to your favorites hotspots group When this filter enabled only the favorites hotspots will be shown c Unencrypted Show only the hotspots which are unencrypted Copyright c 2006 2008 PontiSoftware All rights reserved Contact support pontisoftware com 6 PontiSoftware Sniffi v2 3 User Manual lts AP s Show only the access points f Adhoc Show only the adhoc networks Psaved Show only the hotspots with settings saved to a wifi dat file e BSSID Show the hotspots with SSID name begins with the entered string Latitude Longitude Show only those hotspots which have a valid GPS coordinates 3 4 Netlist context menu When you tap and hold anywhere on the Networks List window but not on a network item the following context menu will be opened Ciear list Filter typas Cleer eli Active Favorites linencrypted Items description e Clear list Cleaning up the hotspots list e Filter types Here you can select only that hostpots which complies the various terms The Clear all option clears all of the filters For the rest of the options see the Filters section 3 5 Network context menu When you tap and hold on a selected hotspot the following context menu will be opened Details Quick connect Nessenger Add so map Ji 4s
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