Patent ID: 7668513

Claim:
A method of provisioning a framework for wireless network management applications using general purpose computing devices in an enterprise having at least one wireless network comprising: provisioning a selected number of the general purpose computing devices with a wireless adapter, the selected number of the general purpose computing devices deployed throughout at least one wired network such that a wireless footprint established by the selected number of the general purpose computing devices covers a selected area in the enterprise; on the selected number of the general purpose computing devices: installing a wireless device driver for communicating with the wireless adapter; and installing an AirMonitor service for monitoring the at least one wireless network; and monitoring the at least one wired network using a LandMonitor service operably coupled with at least one of the general purpose computing devices, wherein the LandMonitor service comprises: a driver interface for communication with at least one wired network; a filter processor module in communication with the driver interface, the filter processor module receiving packets from the driver interface and multicasting the packets to at least one running filter; a command processor module in communication with the filter processor module; and at least one support module in communication with the at least one running filter.