iw Alternatives

iw is described as 'New nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports almost all new drivers that have been added to the kernel recently. It allows you to configure and show information about wireless networking' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to iw for Linux, Xfce and Mac. The best iw alternative is NetworkManager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iw are iwmenu, wicd, Wireless Tools and Ethtool.

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iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports almost all new drivers that have been...

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iw alternatives page was last updated Nov 11, 2024
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  1. NetworkManager icon

    NetworkManager

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    NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network to another: once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be detected and...

    9 NetworkManager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    NetworkManager screenshot 1

    NetworkManager VS iw

     

    • NetworkManager is the most popular Linux alternative to iw.

    • NetworkManager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iw.

    • NetworkManager is Free and Open Sourceiw is also Free and Open Source

  2. iwmenu

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    (iNet Wireless Menu) allows using your menu of choice to manage the wireless network.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    iwmenu screenshot 1

    iwmenu VS iw

     
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    wicd

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    Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    wicd screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Latest version is 1.7.4 released on 2016-01-25

    wicd Features

    1.  Wireless

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  5. Wireless Tools

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    Wireless tools for Linux is a package of Linux commands (simple text-based utilities/tools) intended to support and facilitate the configuration of wireless devices using the Linux Wireless Extension.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Wireless Tools Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Text-based

    Wireless Tools VS iw

     

  6. Ethtool

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    ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Ethtool screenshot 1

    Ethtool Features

    1.  Wireless

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    ceni

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    Network manager used by Linux distributions Sidux and Aptosid, but can be installed on debian based distributions, and compiled from source on just about any.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    ceni screenshot 1

    ceni Features

    1.  Wireless

    ceni VS iw

     
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    wpa_supplicant

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    wpa_supplicant is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the background and acts as the backend component controlling the wireless connection. wpa_supplicant supports separate frontend programs and a text-based frontend (wpa_cli) and a GUI (wpa_gui) are...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
    wpa_supplicant screenshot 1

    wpa_supplicant Features

    1.  Wireless

    wpa_supplicant VS iw

     

    • wpa_supplicant is the most popular Mac alternative to iw.

    • wpa_supplicant is Free and Open Sourceiw is also Free and Open Source
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    VSWM

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    As the name suggests it manages the wireless network in a very simplistic way. This version have wifi WPA and WEP, with dhcp and static networks. To use it, just place the vswm.cfg file at /etc/ and add there your existing networks.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    VSWM VS iw

     
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