It shows similar network details as a Wi-Fi stumbler, but also generates a heatmap of the Wi-Fi so you can visualize the signal levels. Ekahau HeatMapper (Windows)Įkahau HeatMapper is a free map-based site survey tool for home-use, a slimmed down version of their professional product. But it certainly would be useful when performing penetration testing. Most of status and data captured can be exported into a simple text file.ĭue to lacking graphs and inability to distinguish 802.11ac APs and larger channel-widths, Cain & Abel might not be a great choice for general Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying. Like Acrylic WiFi, any hidden SSIDs discovered from packets are revealed in the GUI as well. For SSIDs and clients the stumbler provides numbers of certain packets detected: all packets, unique WEP IVs and ARP requests. In addition to the typical SSID and signal info, it shows a list of and details for the connected clients. The Wireless tab is where the Wi-Fi stumbler resides. The main portion of the application is tabbed clicking the tabs shows the different utilities. It has an old-style toolbar on the top with icons to bring up different utilities. Its GUI has an older, simplistic look and feel. Like Acrylic WiFi, it also has a monitor or promiscuous mode to capture more traffic. Cain & Abel (Windows)Ĭain & Abel is a multi-purpose password recovery and cracking application that also features Wi-Fi stumbling, sniffing and cracking tools. It would be nice if they offered better data exporting, however. It displays both textual and graphical details, which is great for simple Wi-Fi surveying needs.

Overall, Acrylic Wi-Fi Home Free is a solid Wi-Fi stumbler given that it costs nothing. There’s also a Tweet feature to post a screenshot to Twitter. Is displays channel usage, including channel-bonding, and signal strength at the same time.įor exporting or saving the captured data, the application is limited to copying up to one row of data to the clipboard and pasting the plain text into a text document or spreadsheet.

Though a bit hidden, there’s an advanced mode that displays two additional graphs, one for 2.4GHz and one for 5GHz. By default, the bottom portion of the application shows the network ratings of the selected SSID, and one graph showing each SSID’s signal strength.

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