InSSIDer
inSSIDer is a Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows. It received a 2008 Infoworld Bossie Award for "Best of open source software in networking".[1]
History
inSSIDer began as a replacement for the aging NetStumbler, which had not been actively developed for several years. In addition, MetaGeek heard complaints that NetStumbler did not work with modern 64-bit operating systems or even Windows Vista. It was then decided to build an open-source Wi-Fi network scanner designed for the current generation of Windows operating systems that surpassed the capability and overall quality of NetStumbler, which had been the standard Windows Wi-Fi scanner for several years.
Development
This project was inspired by Charles Putney on The Code Project. Norman Rasmussen modified it to use the Managed Wi-Fi C# wrapper for the Native Wi-Fi API.
Features
- Works with internal Wi-Fi radio
- Wi-Fi network information (SSID, MAC, Access point vendor, data rate, signal strength, security, etc.)
- Graph signal strength over time
- Shows how Wifi networks overlap
- Open source (Apache License, Version 2.0)
- GPS Support
- Export to Netstumbler(*.ns1) files
- KML Logging
Version 2.0
Version 2.0 is a complete re-write of inSSIDer. Beta 1 was released September 8, 2010.
New Features in 2.0
- A new more stable codebase
- A news tab to replace the ad
- More stable GPX and KML logging
- New Time Graph
- Stale access points fade out over time
- Graphs are now in tabs
- Separate graphs for 2.4 and 5 GHz channels
- A filtering system that allows you to only show networks that meet certain criteria
- Great for hunting down hotspots
- A GPS status tab
- Shows detailed GPS data (like location, speed, altitude, etc.)
- Also shows signal levels of satellites in view (up to 12)
- Fullscreen mode
- Mini mode
- Mini mode is designed for extremely small screens that may otherwise feel cramped with the full interface
- All points of data are in tabs
- Default reduced number of columns visible in data grid
- 5 GHz channel view is broken into 2 graphs for lower (33-64) and upper (100-165) channels
- Switching between full and mini mode preserves scan data and scan state
- You can be scanning in Full mode and switch to mini to keep scanning without interruption
- Better paring of 802.11n data
- Shows actual extended data rate
- Channel graphs show 40 MHz secondary channel, if any
System requirements
Windows
- Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit)
- Microsoft .Net framework 2.0 or higher
- inSSIDer 2.0 requires .Net 3.5 or higher
- 1024 x 600 screen resolution minimum recommended
- If using lower than 1024 x 600 (like 800 x 480), mini mode is recommended
- libwebkit1.1-cil
- libmono-system-web2.0-cil
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