Episode 109 - Password 101: Change Your Password or Die! Free WiFi Tool, Ultimate Computer Desk, SSD Picks, Be On Tekzilla! [Discussion]

[macbandit]

The application Chanalyzer Lite for the Mac is free. But!!!! It requires you to have one of their Wi-Spy USB RF sniffing devices. The cheapest of which is $99.

Does anyone have another application that will work similarly with the built in Airport card hardware?

[davmoo]

Originally Posted by macbandit

The application Chanalyzer Lite for the Mac is free. But!!!! It requires you to have one of their Wi-Spy USB RF sniffing devices. The cheapest of which is $99.

For what its worth, if I'm not mistaken the PC version has the same hardware requirement.

And although I hope someone points us both to an application that can do the same thing with a wifi card, its very unlikely. The Chanalyzer sniffing devices are designed to receive every signal in a given band. Wifi cards are designed to work with, obviously, only wifi signals...it will not detect anything from non-wifi devices.

[macbandit]

Yeah I understand the issues with not having the hardware I mainly want the detailed graph and as much detail that's available in the spectrums the AP card supports.

[blueguitarbob]

Thumbs up on the hair color, Veronica.

If you ever wanted to go the full redhead, you have the complexion for it. You'd be a supercute redhead. Don't stand too close to Felicia Day, however. The universe might collapse into a cuteness singularity.

Okay, back to discussing routers.