View local wireless networks in detail with WifiInfoView [Windows]

Locutus September 12, 2012 2

Are you getting a consistently weak wireless signal? Do you find that there are tons of wireless networks around you? WifiInfoView, the latest tool from NirSoft, is a free tool to view all of the WiFi networks around you, and detailed information about them.

In the main screen, WifiInfoView shows the networks detectable by your computer’s card. Mine picked up many more than actually appear in the WiFi tray, as many of them were only momentary blips or otherwise invisible networks. You can view router MAC address, type, signal quality, and much more about each one.

You can change to other views in the Options interface. There’s also one that lets you view the number and strength of networks, per channel, the number of networks per manufacturer, and more. WifiInfoView is a comprehensive local network analysis tool, and it’s quite easy to see how and what each network is operating.

Price: Free!

Version discovered: v1.00

Supported OS: Windows Vista+

Download size: 273KB

VirusTotal malware scan results: 0/42

Portability: No installation required!

WifiInfoView homepage

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TAGS » WifInfoView, Windows, Windows Software, Windows software of the day

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Craig September 12, 2012 at 6:49 AM (comment permalink) -

Only works on Vista and up. No XP support.

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Ashraf September 12, 2012 at 1:42 PM (comment permalink) -
Mr. Boss

@Craig: Yeah, Locutus made sure to say that in the “Requires” section above.

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