Wireless network monitoring software?

quackers · 19 Feb 2007 at 19:39

Is there any software that will allow you to monitor your wireless network connection? Who is connected etc etc

Cyber-Mav · 19 Feb 2007 at 19:42

does your router not have an option to show connected clients and their mac address?

benjo plz. · 19 Feb 2007 at 19:43

Cyber-Mav said:
does your router not have an option to show connected clients and their mac address?

Even that's not reliable as it only shows DHCP clients. Something like a network ip scanner would be the best option.

Xenoxide · 19 Feb 2007 at 19:53

Ethereal will work, it's a packet sniffer. It shows all network traffic in it's raw form.

quackers · 19 Feb 2007 at 20:01

is ethereal only xp? I installed that the other day, it tried to load and then died

quackers · 19 Feb 2007 at 21:05

i'm just messing with a small network scanner called softperfect network scanner, anyone ever used this?

It's picking my pc up, and another 192.168.1.255. Now am i right in thinking this is the router with it's broadcast address?

benjo plz. · 19 Feb 2007 at 21:34

255 is broadcast.

quackers · 19 Feb 2007 at 21:54

cheers, that what i thought it was.