Zwave Mesh Question

[csteele]

Zniffer does need a dedicated USB stick because it needs a dedicated image that replaces the factory image on the stick.

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I think it's theoretically possible to revert the USB Stick back to factory (non-Zniffer) and I did make a backup of mine when it arrived. I have never tried to revert and for me, I don't think it's likely that I would. $35 is just not enough to justify the hassle of swapping the image.

The Zniffer software talks to the USB Stick and I have that on a VirtualBox VM, since it must be a Windows PC, and I don't own one. I just leave it plugged in all the time... right beside my 700 series ZWave USB stick that is used to remove ghosts. Both are powered 24x7.... not that you'd need to.. I'm just explaining that I have a tech nerd bias.