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Airport Utility vs Cocoa Packet Analyzer

A side-by-side look at Airport Utility and Cocoa Packet Analyzer. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Airport Utility

Airport Utility

Network & Admin

AirPort Utility is an application developed by Apple that allows users to configure and manage AirPort base stations, AirPort Express units, and Time Capsules. It provides an interface to change network settings, manage connected devices, update firmware, set up WPA2 encryption, and more.

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Cocoa Packet Analyzer

Cocoa Packet Analyzer

Network & Admin

Cocoa Packet Analyzer is a native macOS packet capture, inspection and analysis tool. It allows capturing packets, inspection protocols, analysis and processing. Useful for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development.

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