On the hunt for a good wifi tool
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Hey guys...
Looking for a good (and hopefully free) tool to use for wifi sniffing and density checks. I have a problem at a customer's site and really need to get an accurate reading. I have a lil Dell Venue 8 that's win8.,1pro, so apps shouldn't be an issue. I can't use netstumber because it doesn't recognize the nic, and I tried the xirrus tool, but it's too clunky.Any recommendations?
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Do you have an Android or iOS device handy? I have the Wifi Analyzer app on my Android phone that works really well for this.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en. Meraki has a similar too called Wifi Stumbler that works fairly well, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meraki.wifistumbler&hl=en
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@coliver I've got an iPhone 5s as my personal tool. I also have a Dell laptop and the venue ... both windows devices. I don't have an android phone though. And that's what kills me. I know that there are some free tools out there for android, but I've not found anything regarding iOS devices...
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I believe Apple deliberately don't allow any wifi sniffing apps, so you're out of luck there.
I use inSSIDer on a laptop, but I'm not sure that's free anymore.
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Have you tried, inSSIDer? http://www.inssider.com/. I used it myself a while ago when planning a deployment in a school.
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@Carnival-Boy ....Yeah, I just read an article about how Apple yanked the chain on that one. Rather frustrating if you ask me.
@coliver ... I have submitted a request regarding inssider ... either the $20 app or trying to get the $199 app with the myfi usb analyzer...
I just can't believe there aren't that many apps out there... I mean what about all the 'hackers' and the 'dark netz'
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I believe you can still download older, free versions of inSSIDer and legitimately use them.
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Have a look at the list here: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2183790/wireless/8-free-wi-fi-stumbling-and-surveying-tools.html
You might find something useful there but I haven't used any of them except for inssider (already mentioned) -
@milnesy said:
@Carnival-Boy ....Yeah, I just read an article about how Apple yanked the chain on that one. Rather frustrating if you ask me.
@coliver ... I have submitted a request regarding inssider ... either the $20 app or trying to get the $199 app with the myfi usb analyzer...
I just can't believe there aren't that many apps out there... I mean what about all the 'hackers' and the 'dark netz'
I guess I didn't read this yesterday... there is a tool that I've used in the past, for some... "penetration testing" called Kismet.... you may be able to do what you want with that although it takes quite a bit of practice to get any real usable info. http://www.kismetwireless.net/
The best option you may have is find someone with a cheap android tablet/phone you can borrow and troubleshoot with that.
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@coliver said:
The best option you may have is find someone with a cheap android tablet/phone you can borrow and troubleshoot with that.
Yeah. I think I'm going to have them buy a small to medium android tablet. They can't be more than $200
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@milnesy said:
@coliver said:
The best option you may have is find someone with a cheap android tablet/phone you can borrow and troubleshoot with that.
Yeah. I think I'm going to have them buy a small to medium android tablet. They can't be more than $200
Check out the Amazon Fire 6". It is way cheaper than that.
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Here it is, a "tablet" that is the size of a very large phone for just $99 from a major, reliable vendor.
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Now the question is... can I get those apps on the amazon store, or do I have to 'jailbreak' it so I can get to the google play store? I've never really used the Amazon fires...
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@milnesy I'm not aware of any lockin.
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I have had to follow this type of procedure I believe called "side-loading" explained here: http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-install-google-apps-kindle-fire-hd-hdx/30736/
