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inSSIDer update available!

Wendy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:32:25 +0000

Download the latest version of inSSIDer for the best, most up-to-date software available.

Some changes you’ll notice in Version 2.1:
- Improved Filters
- Improved Interface
- Improved Network Colors

Find what you’re looking for quickly – filter by SSID, Vendor, Channel, Band, Network Type, or Security.… Read More

Watch Our Presentation from Wireless Field Day 2

Wendy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:43 +0000

MetaGeek presented live at Wireless Field Day 2 Thursday January 26th, 2012 in San Jose, CA.

Click the videos below to see the latest developments of MetaGeek software, and the unveiling of our brand new visual packet analysis tool, Eye P.A.… Read More

Modern Packet Analysis Is Getting A Visual Overhaul

Trent — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:35:57 +0000

This post is part of an ongoing series discussing MetaGeek’s new packet visualizer, Eye P.A.
See our previous post: Get ready to accelerate your .pcap skills with Visual Packet Analysis

Right now, packet analysis works like a search engine. You enter a search term and it returns several thousand packets that meet the query.… Read More

Get Ready To Accelerate Your .pcap Skills with Visual Packet Analysis

Trent — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:37:33 +0000

Have you ever opened a packet capture file in WireShark? The .pcap (short for Packet Capture) is the most ubiquitous file format for logging network traffic and can be used by almost any network analysis tool. It also displays huge amounts of data that you have to scroll through to find problems with your network.… Read More

The Internet of Things

mark — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:58:47 +0000

When Wi-Fi was invented and subsequently adopted en-masse, it brought a wave of mobile computing (think laptops). Corporations, universities, hospitals, and everyone else started putting in APs like crazy. Wi-Fi use exploded in the residential space too. Then, Wi-Fi chipsets started showing up in smartphones, iPods, digital cameras and a multitude of other gadgets.… Read More

The Evolution of the Geeks

Ryan — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:34:36 +0000

February 2010: MetaGeek moved into a new office, twice the size of our previous space. We had a large conference room for staff meetings, a small conference room for calls, a big reception area, and plenty of space for our employees.… Read More

How Will You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse?

Wendy — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:28:45 +0000

Watch our recommendations for surviving the zombie apocalypse.

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MetaGeek at Boise Bot Competition

Brian Tuttle — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:16:42 +0000

As part of the second annual Boise Bot Competition, the Idaho-based Discovery Center also hosted a Tech Fest which offers local companies an opportunity to talk about problems they are solving with technology and more importantly – how it works.… Read More

Automation and A/V Installers need MetaGeek.

mark — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:29:05 +0000

We live in a world where everything is going wireless. Having a solid, interference-free WLAN is essential for happy co-existence. This is especially true in the automation and A/V world, where the newest, coolest wireless gear is only as good as the network it runs on.… Read More

Chanalyzer Lab Update

Trent — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:16:59 +0000

Unleash the powers of your Wi-Spy and view smaller frequency ranges with excellent resolution in the latest version of Chanalyzer Lab. Chanalyzer Lab can transform a Wi-Spy to a lab-worthy spectrum analyzer that will impress your most RF-savvy friend. He or she can save her favorite hardware presets with the ultimate step size and resolution bandwidth combination for quick and easy access.… Read More