inSSIDer

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inSSIDer
[[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]]MetaGeek, LLC
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Written inC
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows 7 or higher, OS X Snow Leopard or higher (via Mac App Store)
Platform.NET Framework
Size5.5 MB (.msi)
Available inEnglish (US)
TypeWiFi network analyzer
License4.x: Shareware [1]
3.x: Proprietary
2.x: Apache License[2]
Websitewww.metageek.com/products/inssider/

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inSSIDer is a Wi-Fi network scanner application for Microsoft Windows and OS X developed by MetaGeek, LLC.[3] It has received awards such as a 2008 Infoworld Bossie Award for "Best of Open Source Software in Networking",[4] but as of inSSIDer 3, it is no longer open-source.

History

inSSIDer began as a replacement for NetStumbler, a popular Windows Wi-Fi scanner, which had not been actively developed for several years and reputedly did not work with modern 64-bit operating systems or versions of Windows higher than Windows XP. The project was inspired by Charles Putney on The Code Project.

Features

  • New in Version 5.0: channel utilization break down to show device (AP and client) airtime utilization; see connected client devices and info about client such as utilization and signal strength
  • Gathers information from wireless card and software
  • Helps choose the best wireless channel available
  • Wi-Fi network information such as SSID, MAC, vendor, data rate, signal strength, and security
  • Graphs signal strength over time
  • Shows which Wi-Fi network channels overlap

System requirements

Windows

OS X

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Download inSSIDer - MajorGeeks". www.majorgeeks.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."inSSIDer-2". Github. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry, Alan (November 18, 2008). "InSSIDer: A Wi-Fi Network Scanner for Today's Wardriver". PCMag.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  4. ^ IDG’s "InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2008" Script error: No such module "webarchive". (press release). IDG.com. August 4, 2008.