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WiFi Scanner 1.5.1

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802.11 wireless scanner and connection manager. Commercial ($.99)

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WiFi Scanner is a 802.11 wireless scanner and connection manager. This will detect access points and clients in ad-hoc mode if the SSID is being broadcasted. It can be used for wireless site surveys, wireless discovery, and to connect to wifi networks. The tool reports signal strength in dBm and shows access point BSSID/MAC addresses.

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Resolve Vendor OUI
Noise and Signal/Noise Info
Autoscan/Refresh
Latitude/Longitude of Discovered Access Points
Show Access Point on Google Maps
Show Access Point in Google Earth

What's New

Version 1.5.1:

Plot RSSI value for SSIDs
Detect 40 MHz channels
Updated OUI database
Signal and noise plot for interface
Ability to minimize app
Expandable/collapsible graph area
Bug fixes

Requirements

Intel
Mac OS X 10.7 or later
64-bit processor

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WiFi Scanner User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 1.x:

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PorkPieHat reviewed on 26 Dec 2010

THIS APP CALLS OUT 5 TIMES IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF USE! IF YOU BLOCK A CALLOUT (with Little Snitch, for example) IT QUITS!!! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM -- no freeware app should need to call out so frequently, nor should it quit if it is not allowed to do so -- BECAUSE THAT IS SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. Though it may simply be calling out to Google for version checking, why would it need to do so 5 times in the first minute and many more times while in use?

I ADVISE PEOPLE NOT TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THIS APP OR ANY OTHER THAT REQUIRES SO MANY CALLOUTS. I appreciate developers who offer apps for free, but that does not give them license to abuse our trust by gathering and transmitting information, no matter what info, and no matter where it's sending it.

BY NOW, JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT CORPORATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND EVEN GOVERNMENTS ARE WHITTLING AWAY AT OUR PRIVACY. NOW WE MUST ACT TO STOP IT.

[Version 1.2]

4 Replies

+406

sjk replied on 27 Dec 2010

It also creates ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.WiFi-Scanner.plist, abusing the com.apple. UTI prefix.

-2

AccessAgility LLC (developer) replied on 29 Dec 2010

Program uses Google to get lat / long of BSSIDs. See Youtube video for demo of this feature. Will consider making this optional in next version.

+10

Holmemoss replied on 10 Jan 2011

It creates the com.apple preference file so it appears to be a part of the OS.

Naughty.

+82

Macfool replied on 13 Jan 2011

Had to delete the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.WiFi-Scanner.plist manually. Uninstaller apps missed it.

Naughty indeed. Thanks to Sjk and Holmemoss for catching it. ;o}

+68

Buzzard reviewed on 29 Jan 2010

It does what it's supposed to do and it works for me. I had previously used iStumbler, but doesn't work with Snow Leopard and the developer hasn't fixed it.

AFAIK, this application is the only free wifi scanner and connection manager. Many thanks to the developer for filling the gap when iStumbler became broken with SN.

[Version 1.0]

3 Replies

Mgbmdmph replied on 26 Dec 2010

I use iStumbler on my MacBook Pro running Snow Leopart 10.6.5 daily and it works perfectly.

+45

Michael Haeusler replied on 26 Dec 2010

KisMAC also works as a standard active scanner, but I think that WiFi Scanner gives a bit more information for active scans.

+10

Rsmacupdate replied on 12 Mar 2011

iStumble now works with SN

-4

Spinball commented on 23 Dec 2009

PPC/Intel and OS 10.6 minimum is mutually exclusive - 10.6 won't run on no PPC. Sad.

[Version 1.0]

+397

Dr.-Girlfriend had trouble on 08 Mar 2010

Download link is broken.

"Sorry, but the page you were looking for was not found."

[Version 1.1]

2 Replies

+82

Macfool commented on 10 Mar 2010

http://www.wlanbook.com/download/wifi-scannerv1.1.zip

+397

Dr.-Girlfriend replied on 10 Mar 2010

Thanks, Macfool.

+41

Thresher-The-Shark rated on 30 Jun 2011

[Version 1.4]

+35

Jocatra rated on 26 Dec 2010

[Version 1.2]

Downloads:16,111

Version Downloads:54

Type:Utilities : Network

License:Commercial

Date:13 Feb 2012

Platform:Intel

Price: $0.99

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Show Access Point on Google Maps
Show Access Point in Google Earth
Access Point Finder Using Audio Alert

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