WirelessMon
WirelessMon is a software tool that allows users to monitor the status of wireless WiFi adapter(s) and gather information about nearby wireless access points and hot spots in real time. WirelessMon can log the information it collects into a file, while also providing comprehensive graphing of signal level and real time IP and 802.11 WiFi statistics. Verify 802.11 network configuration is correct. Test WiFi hardware and device drivers are functioning correctly. Check signal levels from your local WiFi network and nearby networks. Help locate sources of interference to your network. Scan for hot spots in your local area (wardriving) Create signal strength maps of an area GPS support for logging and mapping signal strength Correctly locate your wireless antenna (especially importan
inSSIDer
inSSIDer is an award-winning free Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows Vista and Windows XP. What's Unique about inSSIDer? Use Windows Vista and Windows XP 64-bit. Uses the Native Wi-Fi API. Group by Mac Address, SSID, Channel, RSSI and "Time Last Seen." Compatible with most GPS devices. How can inSSIDer help me? Inspect your WLAN and surrounding networks to troubleshoot competing access points. Track the strength of received signal in dBm over time. Filter access points in an easy to use format. Highlight access points for areas with high Wi-Fi concentration. Export Wi-Fi and GPS data to a KML file to view in Google Earth. [cft format=0]
CommView for WiFi
CommView for WiFi is a powerful wireless network monitor and analyzer for 802.11 a/b/g/n networks. Loaded with many user-friendly features, CommView for WiFi combines performance and flexibility with an ease of use unmatched in the industry. CommView for WiFi captures every packet on the air to display important information such as the list of access points and stations, per-node and per-channel statistics, signal strength, a list of packets and network connections, protocol distribution charts, etc. By providing this information, CommView for WiFi can help you view and examine packets, pinpoint network problems, perform site surveys, and troubleshoot software and hardware. CommView for WiFi includes a VoIP module for in-depth analysis, recording, and playback of SIP and H.323 voice comm
AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer
AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer is the industry's most valuable and complete solution for managing Wi-Fi networks. AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer provides full visibility into the performance and security of the wireless environment while vastly simplifying troubleshooting in the field with automated analysis of all Wi-Fi traffic and conversations, wireless channels/devices and the RF spectrum along with expert advice and guided problem resolution in plain English. Although compact, AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer has many of the feature-rich qualities of a dedicated, policy-driven wireless LAN monitoring system. AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer is Available in Two Versions WiFi Analyzer Express: The Express version provides the core building blocks of WiFi troubleshooting and auditing with the ability to see devices,
SingleClick Wireless Security provides a single point of management of the Wireless security policy for your entire network.
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How can I change the my network card (NIC) MAC address in Windows Vista Home Premium with service pack 1? I tried SMAC, TMAC, and MacMakeUp but none of them worked.
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I am looking for a program thats like netstumbler for windows which can locate wireless networks and display the mac address and show what encryption people are using or none at all , any ideas? thanks
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Ekahau Site Survey (ESS) is a robust, yet simple to use software tool for professional Wi-Fi (WLAN) network planning and administration. It is used by thousands of IT administrators, wireless service providers, and network infrastructure vendors. ESS gives users a ground-level view of coverage and performance, enabling them to quickly and easily create, improve and [...]
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Wifislax is a Slackware-based live CD containing a variety of security and forensics tools. The distribution’s main claim to fame is the integration of various unofficial network drivers into the Linux kernel, thus providing out-of-the-box support for a large number of wired and wireless network cards.
For example older distro support card with Texas Instruments chipset [...]
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For a science project, I want to cover my router with different materials and see how that affects signal strength. I want to use NetStumbler to measure the signal strength, but I’m a little confused between the + and – things and the scale it uses.
Can someone please describe a scale I could use to [...]
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NetStress is a network benchmarking tool. It is used to generate network traffic and measure the network’s throughput peformance — both for wired and wireless (802.11, WiFi) networks. It is most useful when applied to diagnosing network problems. If you are modifying a wireless network and are not testing throughput then you risk wasting time [...]
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Wireless WEP Key Password Spy will instantly recover all WEP keys and wireless network passwords that have been stored on your computer. To get started, click “Find Wireless WEP Keys”. It will then display the adapter GUID and all recovered information associated with it including the wireless network name (SSID), the encryption type (WEP 40, [...]
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WirelessNetView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of wireless networks around you. For each detected network, it displays the following information: SSID, Last Signal Quality, Average Signal Quality, Detection Counter, Authentication Algorithm, Cipher Algorithm, MAC Address, RSSI, Channel Frequency, Channel Number, and more.
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WirelessKeyView recovers all wireless network keys/passwords (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by the ‘Wireless Zero Configuration’ service of Windows XP and by the ‘WLAN AutoConfig’ service of Windows Vista. It allows you to easily save all keys to text/html/xml file, or copy a single key to the clipboard.
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