[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4cast #445: Free Wi-Fi tools

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OPLIN 4cast #445: Free Wi-Fi tools
July 8th, 2015

[image: free note]There must be something about summertime that triggers
interest in software tools to manage Wi-Fi networks, because in the last
couple of months we've seen several articles on this topic. We've cited
four of these articles in today's *4cast*, all of them dealing with Wi-Fi
analysis tools that are free. You will see a lot of these tools mentioned
in more than one article, of course, but the descriptions and discussion of
what each tool is good for may help you decide which ones to put in your
Wi-Fi toolbox. And in some cases, these may be tools you hope someone else
does not have in their toolbox.

   - 8 free WiFi analyzers
   <http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-centers/8-free-wifi-analyzers/d/d-id/1320894>
   (Network Computing | Ericka Chickowski)  "There are additional, lesser
   known free options, and we've assembled the best of them here. Check them
   out if you're interested in delving into a specific aspect of wireless
   performance, planning access point placement, seeking out rogue networks,
   or you just want a cool, slick interface."
   - 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac
   <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2925081/wi-fi/7-free-wi-fi-stumbling-and-surveying-tools-for-windows-and-mac.html>
   (Network World | Eric Geier)  "Each of these tools gives you the basic
   wireless details: SSIDs, signal strength, channels, MAC addresses, and
   security status. Some can even reveal 'hidden' or non-broadcasted SSIDs,
   display the noise levels, or display statistics on successful and failed
   packets of your wireless connection. Two of the tools include Wi-Fi
   password cracking tools as well, useful for educational or penetration
   testing purposes."
   - Free wireless survey software
   <https://ttcshelbyville.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/free-wireless-survey-software/>
   (TCAT Shelbyville - Technical Blog)  "It is important to perform a wi-fi
   survey so that you can determine not only the perfect place to locate your
   access point or bridge but to gain an understanding of the channel
   co-existence challenge you may face. With wireless access points in
   surrounding neighborhoods and businesses, you will need to perform a survey
   by walking around and mapping out the BSAs (Basic Service Area) of wireless
   that surrounds you and your organization."
   - 13 popular wireless hacking tools
   <http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/13-popular-wireless-hacking-tools/>
   (InfoSec Institute | Pavitra Shandkhdhar)  "Sometimes when you are on a
   network, you also want to check what is happening on the network. This
   happens mostly in big organizations, when an employer wants to check who is
   doing what in the network. For these things, there are a few network
   hacking tools available that let users analyze packets and see what other
   users are doing."

 *Articles from Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Macro and small cell/Wi-Fi networks: An analysis of deployment options
   as the solution for the mobile data explosion.
   <http://web.b.ebscohost.com.proxy.oplin.org/ehost/detail/detail?bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=cph&AN=87841417>
   (*Bell Labs Technical Journal*, June 2013, p.59-79 | Perminder Dhawan,
   Amit Mukhopadhyay, and Carlos Urrutia-Valdés)
   - What affects Wi-Fi speed? Fact vs. fiction.
   <http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.oplin.org/ehost/detail/detail?bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=cph&AN=93386156>
   (*Macworld*, Feb. 2014, p.62-64 | James Galbraith and Michael Brown)
   - Understanding channel selection dynamics in dense Wi-Fi networks.
   <http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.oplin.org/ehost/detail/detail?bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=100565477>
   (*IEEE Communications Magazine*, Jan. 2015, p.110-117 | Akash Baid and
   Dipankar Raychaudhuri)

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