Apple Channel Utility Test (client induced channel saturation)

[Devin Akin]

To generate traffic on a WiFi interface:
* pick an available (unused) IP on the network

Set a static arp entry for a fake host on the same network. You may be required to use sudo for the arp command.

arp -s 10.0.1.199 ab:cd:22:22:22:22

! mac is arbitrary
! IP should be on same segment

Send a bunch of traffic out the interface

cat /dev/random | nc -u 10.0.1.199 22

! include port # after ip address

Control-C to quit

[Devin Akin]

Interestingly, you can do the same thing on an Aerohive AP with the following commands:

2.4 GHz radio:
_test interface wifi0 cont-tx

5 GHz radio:
_test interface wifi1 cont-tx

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