An engineer sees strong amplitude on a spectrum analyzer in a permits office, yet protocol captures show few decodable 802.11 frames and clients fail. What does this distinction imply?
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Short Explanation
Spectrum can scream while Wireshark stays quiet — that's energy hogging the air without speaking 802.11. The medium looks busy; there's nothing clean to decode. Don't blame ARP for a non-Wi-Fi noise party.
Full Explanation
Spectrum analyzers display RF energy regardless of modulation family, while protocol analyzers decode 802.11 frames. Non-Wi-Fi interferers can trigger energy detect and consume airtime without yielding decodable frames. Expert triage uses both views together and does not equate amplitude with successful Wi-Fi decode.