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Best wifi explorer for1/28/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() IStumbler is the only tool in this review that lacks filtering of the network list, which could be an inconvenience when dealing with more than a handful of networks. Additionally, the SNR and signal levels are visually represented by a line graph and signal bars alongside the other details in the network’s row. Signal and noise levels are shown in negative dBm values and SNR levels are in dB values. The Wi-Fi tab is where you’ll find Wi-Fi stumbler along with most of the usual network details. The main portion of the screen on the left changes based upon the tab you select (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bonjour, Channels, or Location), which they refer to as Plugins. The iStumbler application has a tabbed-GUI. In all builds, only the internal AirPort adapter is supported you can’t use a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Purchasing a license removes the nag screen and costs $25 for all the computers you own.Īlthough the most current iStumbler build requires Mac OS X 10.10 or later, they still provide older builds for 10.2 and later. They provide an unlimited fully functional trial, with the only difference being a nag screen that currently pops up every 30 minutes, which the developer said may be changed to every 15 minutes. IStumbler isn’t just a Wi-Fi stumbler it also detects Bluetooth and Bonjour devices, and provides detailed location stats. Clicking the Help option from the toolbar brings up their online manual, which gives some useful info but could be better organized. In the Preferences, you can change various misc settings, including scanning interval, alerts, and color codes for different network types. The Map page shows the estimated locations of detected networks, which is gathered via the Apple location services.įrom the AirRadar toolbar, you can save the network information for later viewing in the application and also export the data in a text format. They also list the least congested channels for each band. Though AirRadar doesn’t offer a channel graph like most stumblers, on the Statistics page they display a table for each Wi-Fi band listing the amount of networks and noise detected on each channel. Additionally, each 802.11 standard is listed (including the new 802.11ac) along with the amount of networks that support them. ![]() Also displayed are the number of ad-hoc and regular networks. The Statistics page shows the number of networks that are open (unsecured) and closed (secured). On the bottom of the Scan page you can conveniently search for a specific network, connect to a selected network, or stop/start the scanning. You can also add custom Collections, groups of networks, and Smart Collections to apply specific filtering settings based upon any of the network details. By default, there are Collections to show networks based upon their supported 802.11 standard, security status, and one to show ad-hoc networks. On the left side of the Scan page, you can select and manage the Collections, which are basically saved filtering settings. Right-clicking a network allows you to connect to it, save notes, add to favorites, assign a color label, or reset its stats. However, you can optionally have noise also shown on the graph alongside the signal. Selecting a network(s) from the list will show their signal graph above the list, again using only percentage values. It works with the internal AirPort adapter, or an external USB adapter if using Apple Airport hardware and drivers. The application runs on Mac OS X 10.7 and later. It provides a fully functional trial for 15 days. Here are the individual reviews: AirRadar 3ĪirRadar 3 is a basic Wi-Fi stumbler sold by Koingo Software, which also develops other apps for Windows and Mac. On the other hand, it is the only one reviewed that’s supposed to fully support hidden SSIDs. The only one we’d caution against is KisMAC2 because it lacks some basic functionality and documentation. Each product in this review has pros and cons, depending on your particular needs. There’s no big winner or loser in this review, but we did like WiFi Explorer as a basic stumbler. Though we reviewed KisMAC2, we were only able to utilize the internal AirPort card of the MacBook, thus unable to test out the hidden SSID capability. From what we could gather, it appears some Wi-Fi tools that support non-AirPort drivers will recognize and even reveal hidden SSIDs, such as KisMAC2 and Kismet. ![]()
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