Wifi Hopper
Project Homepage:
www.wifihopper.com
"WiFi Hopper is a WLAN utility
that combines the features of a Network Discovery and Site Survey tool with a
Connection Manager."
- wifihopper.com
Wifi Hopper is a tool in the same
vein as Netstumbler but is far slicker and comes with many more features albeit
at a small
cost ($34.95) but only if you want to utilise the connection
features. A fully featured 15 day trial is available prior to making
any
purchase decisions.
Operating Modes:
Wifi Hopper is capable of operating
in 3 different modes:
Network Scanning mode - This
mode is similar to Netstumbler's mode of operation but with the added benefit of
being able to
detect WLANs with hidden SSIDs and the ability to connect (or
attempt to connect) to any discovered WLANs. Wifi Hopper can
actually be
used in preference to Microsoft's built in Wireless Manager and it does a better
job in many areas.
Network Hopping mode - Network
hopping mode provides the capability of automatically connecting to any detected
unsecured
network and hopping between unsecured networks based on a 'score'
(higher signals strengths and Infrastructure networks receive
higher scores).
We haven't seen this feature in any other wireless product to date.
Connection Manager mode - "Connection
manager will continually scan for WLANS, compare each network to each saved
profile taking
into account options such as Match SSID, once detected will
continue scanning to ensure priority is taken into account. Will connect to
most
suitable connection to auto connect without user intervention." -
wifihopper.com
Wifi Hopper in action:
Main Window:
Signal Graphs:
We liked that fact that you can
compare the signal strength of 2 or more networks simultaneous, something that
is just not possible
with Netstumbler.
Wifi Hopper's device information:
More Wifi Hopper:
Wifi Hopper also comes with:
Finally, check out
http://wifihopper.com/comparison.html for a full comparison between WiFi
Hopper and other Windows based
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