1-NET STUMBLER=
NetStumbler (also known as Network Stumbler) is a tool for Windows that facilitates detection of Wireless lans using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards. It runs on Microsoft Windows 98 and above. A trimmed-down version called MiniStumbler is available for Windows.
FEATURE=
•Wardriving
•Verifying network configurations
•Finding locations with poor coverage in one’s WLAN
•Detecting causes of wireless interference
•Detecting unauthorized (”rogue”) access points
•Aiming directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links
2-INSSIDER=
inSSIDer began as a replacement for the aging Netstumbler, which had not been actively developed for several years. In addition, MetaGeek heard complaints that NetStumbler did not work with modern 64-bit operating systems or even Windows Vista. It was then decided to build an open-source Wi-Fi network scanner designed for the current generation of Windows operating systems that surpassed the capability and overall quality of NetStumbler, which had been the standard Windows Wi-Fi scanner for several years.
FEATURE=>
- Works with internal Wi-Fi radio
- Wi-Fi network information (SSID, MAC, Access point vendor, data rate, signal strength, security, etc.)
- Graph signal strength over time
- Shows how Wifi networks overlap
- Open source (Apache License, Version 2.0)
- GPS Support
- Export to Netstumbler(*.ns1) files
- KML Logging
CommView for WiFi is a powerful wireless network monitor and analyzer for 802.11 a/b/g/n networks. Loaded with many user-friendly features, CommView for WiFi combines performance and flexibility with an ease of use unmatched in the industry.CommView for WiFi captures every packet on the air to display important information such as the list of access points and stations, per-node and per-channelstatistics, signal strength, a list of packets and network connections, protocol distribution charts, etc.
FEATURES=>
- Scan the air for WiFi stations and access points.
- Capture 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n WLAN traffic.
- Specify WEP or WPA keys to decrypt encrypted packets.
- View detailed per-node and per-channel statistics.
- View detailed IP connections statistics: IP addresses, ports, sessions, etc.
- Reconstruct TCP sessions.
- Configure alarms that can notify you about important events, such as suspicious packets, high bandwidth utilization, unknown addresses, rogue access points, etc.
- View protocol "pie" charts.
- Monitor bandwidth utilization.
- Browse captured and decoded packets in real time.
- Search for strings or hex data in captured packet contents.
- Log individual or all packets to files.
- Load and view capture files offline.
- Import and export packets in Sniffer®, EtherPeek™, AiroPeek™, Observer®, NetMon, Tcpdump, hex, and text formats.
- Export any IP address to SmartWhois for quick, easy IP lookup.
- Capture data from multiple channels simultaneously using several USB adapters.
- Capture A-MPDU and A-MSDU packets.
4-AIRCRACK-NG=
Aircrack-ng is a network software suite consisting of a detector, packet sniffer, wep and WPA/WPA2-PSK cracker and analysis tool for 802.11 wireless LANs. It works with anywireless card whose driver supports raw monitoring mode (for a list, visit the website of the project or [1]) and can sniff 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g traffic. The program runs underLinux and Windows; the Linux version has been ported to the Zaurus and Maemo platforms.
FEATURES=>
| Name | FEATURE |
|---|---|
| aircrack-ng | Cracks WEP and WPA (Dictionary attack) keys. |
| airdecap-ng | Decrypts WEP or WPA encrypted capture files with known key. |
| airmon-ng | Placing different cards in monitor mode. |
| aireplay-ng | Packet injector (Linux, and Windows [with Commview drivers]). |
| airodump-ng | Packet sniffer: Places air traffic into PCAP or IVS files and shows information about networks. |
| airtun-ng | Virtual tunnel interface creator. |
| airolib-ng | Stores and manages ESSID and password lists; Increases the KPS of WPA attacks |
| packetforge-ng | Create encrypted packets for injection. |
| Tools | Tools to merge and convert. |
| airbase-ng | Incorporates techniques for attacking client, as opposed to Access Points |
| airdecloak-ng | removes WEP cloaking from pcap files |
| airdriver-ng | Tools for managing wireless drivers |
| airolib-ng | stores and manages ESSID and password lists and compute Pairwise Master Keys |
| airserv-ng | allows you to access the wireless card from other computers. |
| buddy-ng | the helper server for easside-ng, run on a remote computer |
| easside-ng | a tool for communicating to an access point, without the WEP key |
| tkiptun-ng | WPA/TKIP attack |
| wesside-ng | automatic tool for recovering wep key. |
5-NETSURVEYOR=
NetSurveryor is a diagnostic tools that falls under the category of wifi scanners or 802.11 network discovery tools.
FEATURES=
- In addition to the grid that repeatedly updates information about each access point, there are 6 graphical, diagnostic views: (1) Timecourse of Beacon Qualities For Each Access Point, (2) Differential Display of Beacon Qualities for Each Access Point, (3) Usage of Each of the 802.11 b/g Channels, (4) Timecourse of the Usage of Each of the 802.11 b/g Channels, (5) Heatmap / Waterfall Chart of the 802.11 b/g Channels and (6) Channel Spectrogram of the 802.11 b/g Channels. The more (and different) ways you have at looking at data then the greater the chance something will catch your eye that you might otherwise miss if only a single type of chart were used.
- Generates reports in Adobe PDF format that include the list of access points and their properties along with images of each of the 6 diagnostic charts.
- Powerful and innovative logging and recording capability. Other products, if they even offer a recording/playback feature, usually follow the “tape recorder” paradigm. NetSurveyor's playback mode is unique in that it shows you all the recorded data – that is, you do not press a ‘play’ button and then forced to watch minutes or hours of data scroll by in the hope that some unusual event will catch your eye. NetSurveyor’s unique approach makes reviewing recorded data a snap.
- If your laptop or PC has multiple wireless adapters installed – not a problem. When NetSurveyorlaunches it detects each of these and asks you to choose which one to use for that session.
- Supports most all wireless adapters – that is, those that are installed with an NDIS 5.x driver (or later). This would include wireless adapters running on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
- Can be run in ‘Demo’ mode – so, even if you don’t have a wireless adapter attached to your desktop or laptop machine you can still experiment with the application to see whether it suits your needs.
