MetaGeek Casey captures a client roam from one AP to another using the MetaGeek App and three WLAN Pi Go's.
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Hey guys, Casey from Oscium here.
Just want to show you some of the latest features in the MetaGeek App now that it supports the WLAN Pi Go.. And it doesn’t support just one—it supports up to three WLAN Pi GOs simultaneously.
That means you can now capture packets on up to three channels at once. This is a big deal—especially for troubleshooting roaming and band steering issues where you don’t want to miss a single packet.
So here’s my current setup: I’ve got a laptop with three GOs connected in my living room, and I’ll be walking from one access point to another with an iPhone in hand, hoping to catch a roaming event.
These are all the radios under my Cathey-Fi network. You can see they’re operating on multiple channels across the 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands.
This also gives you a chance to see how automatic adapter management works in the MetaGeek App. The WLAN Pi GOs are now only sweeping channels that these radios are using. Which is pretty neat.
Now, as I walk toward the other access point, keep an eye on the Events column. This will show any roaming, band steering, or other association events in real time.
Because we’ve got three GOs sweeping the relevant channels, we increase our chances of catching every packet involved in those transitions.
And there it is—an association and some roaming events.
From here, we can click on the radio to see the connected clients. This one here—with all the events—is clearly my iPhone.
Now we can drill down into the client view and start seeing detailed info: airtime distribution, client capabilities, and more. You can also track the client using the signal strength over time graph, which helps identify problematic devices or top talkers on your network.
Of course, you can also scroll through the client timeline to see which radio it roamed to—or if it’s stuck on the wrong one but if you need to troubleshoot deeper in another tool like Wireshark or Eye P.A., you can actually send the .pcap data already filtered down to this specific conversation between the access point and client.
This way you’re not digging through noise or building filters—it’s already done for you with just a few clicks.
Obviously there’s a lot more I can’t get to, but I’m really excited about what’s possible with the WLAN Pi Go—and where we’re headed next.