NetSpot Alternatives for Linux

NetSpot 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 NetSpot and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to NetSpot are netsniff-ng, netscanner, Kismon and Linux Wifi Hotspot.

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NetSpot alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers, but if you're looking for Wi-Fi Hotspots you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Linux, Mac and iPhone. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to NetSpot.
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  1. Kismet icon
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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
     
  2. netsniff-ng icon
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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.

    21 netsniff-ng alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Kismon icon
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    Kismon is GUI client for kismet (wireless scanner/sniffer/monitor) with several features:

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. reaver icon
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    Reaver implements a brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup (WPS) registrar PINs in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases. Reaver has been designed to be a robust and practical attack against WPS, and has been tested against a wide variety of access points and WPS...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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