NetStumbler

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NetStumbler (also known as Network Stumbler) is a tool for Windows that facilitates detection of Wireless LANs using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards. It runs on Microsoft Windows from 98 on. A trimmed-down version called MiniStumbler is available for Windows CE.

The program is commonly used for:

  • Wardriving
  • Verifying network configurations
  • Finding locations with poor coverage in one's WLAN
  • Detecting causes of wireless interference
  • Detecting unauthorized ("rogue") access points
  • Aiming directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links

NetStumbler's author, Marius Milner, maintains the occasionally-updated stumbler.net website where you can download the software. Another website, netstumbler.com, has more frequently updated information and wireless news. There is also a very active Wi-Fi Forum focused on NetStumbler and Wardriving.

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