NetSpot is easily the best WiFi analyzer software for both Windows and Mac. It’s an industry standard that’s free to use. Alternatively, one can also look at inSSIDer, AirRadar 5, WiFi Explorer, and ...

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A smartphone can be a key part of a network troubleshooting toolkit. When maintenance is required, network pros most often make changes from a desktop PC or laptop. But an iPhone or Android phone can ...

Five free network analyzers worth any IT admin’s time Your email has been sent Solid information leads to a strong and worry-free network. Jack Wallen lists five tools that can get you that solid ...

Packet Sniffing may sound like a malicious activity at first glance, but it is actually an ethical way to analyze the network and diagnose any network-related problems. Network technicians use Packet ...

In today’s world, it seems that more of the people I run across do not feel they need — or, more accurately, don’t understand why they need — a protocol analyzer for their network. In the old days ...

The overall equation is pretty simple: If you want to understand network traffic, you really should install Wireshark. And, if you really want to use Wireshark effectively, you should consider this ...