iPhone WiFi Scanner Apps Banned By Apple Apple has just banned iPhone WiFi Scanner apps from the iTunes store that use a “private framework” to scan for WiFi networks. Below are some of the apps that have been removed from app store. WiFi-Where WiFiTrack WiFiFoForum yFy Network Finder WiFi Get eWifi WiFi Analyzer An email [...]

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Free Rogue Access Point Detector Updated Rogue Wireless Access Point Scanner is an online rogue wireless acces point scanner scans for wireless devices and then outputs a list of MAC addresses that belong to the wireless device that is plugged into the network. Windows Vista and Windows 7 with IE or Firefox works best. XP [...]

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BridgeChecker v1.3 Beta Available for Download BridgeChecker is a windows utility that can automatically disable/enable wireless interfaces. Whenever your computer is connected to an Ethernet port and the link state is good, the utility can automatically turns off the IEEE 802.11 wireless network interface. This conserves IP address allocation, reduces security risks, resolves dual interface [...]

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Locally Administered MAC Address The Locally Administered MAC Address is used to override the “burned-in” address of network interface cards (NICs). The Locally Administered MAC Address is a user-defined MAC address that is used in place of the MAC address originally assigned to the network adapter. Every adapter in the network must have its own [...]

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Mac OS X Wireless Signal Strength in Snow Leopard The AirPort item in the menu bar now includes signal strength for all available wireless networks, so you can see which access point has the best signal before selecting it. Four signal bars appear in the AirPort status icon in the menu bar. The more bars [...]

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Rogue Access Point Detection Using iWIDS iWIDS is an online wireless instrusion detection system (WIDS) that leverages the wireless scanning capabilities of a Windows XP/Vista/7 PC to discover rogue access points and determine if they are plugged into the wired network. Rogue Router Access Points (AP) The most common type of rogue access point is [...]

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Download updated WiFi Scanner v1.1 Free Mac OS X Wifi Scanner for Snow Leopard WiFi Scanner is a free 802.11 wireless scanner and connection manager for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later. This will detect access points and clients in ad-hoc mode if the SSID is being broadcasted. It can be used for [...]

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BridgeChecker v1.2 Available for Download BridgeChecker v1.2 and previous versions are available for download from the BridgeChecker Download page. BridgeChecker User Guide This version has several new features that make the program much more flexible. Please see the BridgeChecker User Guide for instructions on how to take advantage of the new features. New Features in [...]

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BridgeChecker BridgeChecker is a windows utility that can automatically disable/enable wireless interfaces. Whenever your computer is connected to an Ethernet port and the link state is good, the utility can automatically turns off the IEEE 802.11 wireless network interface. This conserves IP address allocation, reduces security risks, resolves dual interface routing issues, and prolongs battery [...]

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IP Address Management (IPAM) As the number of networking devices increases, it becomes more important to assign and track IP addresses with more than just spreadsheets or via email requests. The old way of pinging an IP address, checking a spreadsheet, or looking at the DHCP server leases is not longer reliable and scalable. A [...]

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