- Network Stumbler
Infobox_Software
name = Network Stumbler
caption =
developer =Marius Milner
latest_release_version = 0.4.0
latest_release_date =April 2004
operating_system =Windows 9x ,Windows 2000 ,Windows XP ,Windows Vista
genre =
license =Donationware
website = [http://www.stumbler.net www.stumbler.net]Network Stumbler (also known as NetStumbler) is a tool for Windows that facilitates detection of
Wireless LAN s using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards. It runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. A trimmed-down version called MiniStumbler is available for the handheldWindows CE operating system.The program is commonly used for:
*Wardriving
* Verifying network configurations
* Finding locations with poor coverage in a WLAN
* Detecting causes of wireless interference
* Detecting unauthorized ("rogue") access points
* Aiming directional antennas for long-haul WLAN linksNetStumbler's author,
Marius Milner , maintains the occasionally-updated [http://stumbler.net stumbler.net] website where you can download the software. Another website, [http://www.netstumbler.com netstumbler.com] , has more frequently updated information and wireless news.Apparently, the project has been inactive for a while now, so it is unlikely that there will be a new version.
Alternatives
*
Inssider was created as an open-source alternative to Network Stumbler for the current generation of Windows operating system
*Kismet (software) Netstumbler under Vista
* [http://www.netstumbler.org/f4/vista-before-you-ask-21558/ Why can't it be used under Vista]
External links
* [http://stumbler.net/ NetStumbler's author's website (stumbler.net)]
* [http://www.securitytube.net/Netstumbler-(Part-1)-video.aspx NetStumbler: A Video Tutorial (securitytube.net)]
* [http://www.wlanbook.com/2007/12/11/netstumbler-alternatives/ Alternatives to NetStumbler]
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