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Inssider

Inssider is a Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows Vista and Windows XP. Although NetStumbler, the most popular Wi-Fi network scanner, is free, it hasn't been actively developed for years. We heard complaints that NetStumbler doesn't with Windows Vista and 64-bit Windows XP, so we decided to build an open-source Wi-Fi network scanner designed for the current generation of Windows operating system.

Features

  • Works with internal Wi-Fi radio
  • Wi-Fi network information (SSID, MAC, data rate, signal strength, security, etc)
  • Graph signal strength over time
  • Open source (Apache License, Version 2.0)

 

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This project was started by Charles Putney on The Code Project. Norman Rasmussen modified the project to use the Managed Wi-Fi C# wrapper for the Native Wi-Fi API. Many thanks to Charles and Norman, as well as the Managed Wi-Fi team for getting this project off the ground.

After we had a basic application working we decided we should release it so that everyone else can use it. Inssider is free and open source so that others can join in the fun!

System Requirements

  • Windows XP SP2 with .NET 2.0, or Vista
  • 1024 x 768 Resolution or Greater

Download

Inssider 1.0.12.0317 (Released March 17, 2008)

Open Source

Inssider is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. The source code is freely available from our pubic Subversion repository at http://www.metageek.net/svn/trunk. If you would like to contribute changes to Inssider please contact support@metageek.net.