Is there any other software similar to Netstumbler which can display the 
channel and signal strength of wireless networks that a PC can "see".

Unfortunately Netstumbler doesn't support the wireless adaptor (Broadcom 
4322AG a/g/n) in my laptop, whereas it did in my old (dead) laptop.

When I'm setting up wireless networks it's useful to be able to scan the 
networks in range to make sure I set the router to a channel which is a 
reasonable distance away from any that are already being used.

"Mortimer"  wrote in message 
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> Is there any other software similar to Netstumbler which can display the 
> channel and signal strength of wireless networks that a PC can "see".
>
> Unfortunately Netstumbler doesn't support the wireless adaptor (Broadcom 
> 4322AG a/g/n) in my laptop, whereas it did in my old (dead) laptop.
>
> When I'm setting up wireless networks it's useful to be able to scan the 
> networks in range to make sure I set the router to a channel which is a 
> reasonable distance away from any that are already being used.

Some access points will do this , though they tend to be "enterprise class" 
devices like Cisco.
We use a Wi-Spy usb device as well which picks up interference as well as 
other access points.

http://www.metageek.net/products

Both may be more than you want to spend though.


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Alex

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In article , 
"Mortimer" wrote:
> 
> Is there any other software similar to Netstumbler which can display the 
> channel and signal strength of wireless networks that a PC can "see".
> 
> Unfortunately Netstumbler doesn't support the wireless adaptor (Broadcom 
> 4322AG a/g/n) in my laptop, whereas it did in my old (dead) laptop.
> 
> When I'm setting up wireless networks it's useful to be able to scan the 
> networks in range to make sure I set the router to a channel which is a 
> reasonable distance away from any that are already being used. 

Running Vista?  Try inSSIDe:
http://www.wi-spy.co.uk/products/inssider.html (You don't need the WiFi 
dongle)

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places

"JohnW" <invalid@earlsway.invalid> wrote in message 
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> In article ,
> "Mortimer" wrote:
>>
>> Is there any other software similar to Netstumbler which can display the
>> channel and signal strength of wireless networks that a PC can "see".
>>
>> Unfortunately Netstumbler doesn't support the wireless adaptor (Broadcom
>> 4322AG a/g/n) in my laptop, whereas it did in my old (dead) laptop.
>>
>> When I'm setting up wireless networks it's useful to be able to scan the
>> networks in range to make sure I set the router to a channel which is a
>> reasonable distance away from any that are already being used.
>
> Running Vista?  Try inSSIDe:
> http://www.wi-spy.co.uk/products/inssider.html (You don't need the WiFi
> dongle)

That's perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. And the spectrum graph even 
serves as a reminder of which channels overlap with each other. Better than 
NetStumbler!

In article , 
Mortimer says...
> 
> Is there any other software similar to Netstumbler which can display the 
> channel and signal strength of wireless networks that a PC can "see".
> 
> Unfortunately Netstumbler doesn't support the wireless adaptor (Broadcom 
> 4322AG a/g/n) in my laptop, whereas it did in my old (dead) laptop.
> 
> When I'm setting up wireless networks it's useful to be able to scan the 
> networks in range to make sure I set the router to a channel which is a 
> reasonable distance away from any that are already being used. 

If you're running Vista or Win7, there's a few Sidebar gadgets that do 
this and if you can find it, Wifi-Radar gadget displayed the strength 
in dB.

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