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NetStumbler

Windows utility for verifying wireless network signal strength and discovering interference.

Free
Windows
Discontinued

NetStumbler is a tool for Windows that allows you to detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. It has many uses:Verify that your network is set up the way you intended, find locations with poor coverage in your WLAN, detect other networks that might be causing interference with your network, detect unauthorized "rogue" access points in your workplace, help aim directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links & use it recreationally for WarDriving.
Does not work well with Win7. This software has not been updated in years and harkens back to Win Vista days.... More Info »

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Features

Network Tools Networking Wireless Add a feature

Category

Network & Admin

Tags

Discontinued 802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11x network-analyzer network-detection network-detector network-detectors network-scanning networking-searching wi-fi-scanning wifi-networking wireless-fidelity

NetStumbler (sometimes referred to as Network Stumbler) was added by l3x0r in Mar 2010 and the latest update was made in Apr 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Oct 2017. It's possible to update the information on NetStumbler or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

NetStumbler is discontinued

The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.4.0, released in April 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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Comment by RemovedUser

about NetStumbler · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

If I remember correctly this one does not properly support Vista/7 and 64bit.

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