inSSIDer Alternatives for Linux

inSSIDer is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Kismet, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to inSSIDer and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to inSSIDer are netsniff-ng, LinSSID, Wifi Network Testing and wavemon.

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  1. Kismet icon

    Kismet

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    Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware) can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic.

    36 Kismet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Comments about Kismet as an Alternative to inSSIDer
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Used it, provides great and easy to use interface, shows channels and graphs quite good

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Completely re-written in modern tools.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Kismet is a great inSSIDer alternative.

    • Kismet is the most popular Linux alternative to inSSIDer.

    • Kismet is the most popular Open Source alternative to inSSIDer.

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary
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    netsniff-ng

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    netsniff-ng is a free, performant Linux networking toolkit. The gain of performance is reached by zero-copy mechanisms, so that on packet reception and transmission the kernel does not need to copy packets from kernel space to user space and vice versa.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    LinSSID

     20 likes

    LinSSID is graphically and functionally similar to iwscanner (Linux) and Inssider (Microsoft™ Windows®). It is written entirely in C++ using Linux wireless tools and Qt4.

    21 LinSSID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about LinSSID as an Alternative to inSSIDer
    josan2
    Positive
    0

    LinSSID is the most similar to inssider

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    • Almost everyone thinks LinSSID is a great inSSIDer alternative.

    • LinSSID is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary
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    Wifi Network Testing

     1 like

    Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. wavemon

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    wavemon is a wireless device monitoring application that allows you to watch signal and noise levels, packet statistics, device configuration and network parameters of your wireless network hardware. It should work (though with varying features) with all devices supported by the...

    21 wavemon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about wavemon as an Alternative to inSSIDer
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's easy to use, shows clear Signal to noise ratios

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think wavemon is a great inSSIDer alternative.

    • wavemon is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary

  7. netscanner

     1 like

    A command-line network scanning tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    iwScanner

     7 likes

    iwScanner is a wireless scanner for linux with an easy to use graphic interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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