Network Stumbler
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| Developed by | Marius Milner |
| Latest release | 0.4.0 / April 2004 |
| OS | Windows 2000 / Windows XP |
| License | Donationware |
| Website | www.netstumbler.com |
Network Stumbler (also known as NetStumbler) 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 operating systems from Windows 98 on up to Windows Vista (under compatibility mode). A trimmed-down version called MiniStumbler is available for the handheld Windows CE operating system.
The program is commonly used for:
- Wardriving
- Verifying network configurations
- Finding locations with poor coverage in a 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.
Apparently, the project has been inactive for a while now, so it is unlikely that there will be a new version compatible with Vista.
[edit] Alternatives
Inssider was created as an open-source alternative to Network Stumbler for the current generation of Windows operating system
