Wireless network scanner

Hallo,

is there someone that knows a good wireless network scanning so that it allow you to chose the network you like to connect?

My Jornada 720 doesn't let me choose network but it connetc to first available.

Thanks

What WiFi card do you have? Most come with some software to help you do that.

Cheers
SainT

Half-Saint is right. Agere-based cards like the ORiNOCO series have a network scan utility as part of the client program, while Prism-based cards allow you to enter a specific network name to search for. (You double-tap on the WiFi signal icon in the system tray in either case to bring up the client program.)

You can get ministumbler for HPCs

For CE Geek,
but what you do when there are several wi-fi signals and you don't know names?

for Half-Saint

Mine is a Netgaer MA401 that is based on Prism chipset.

Edited by Slycarter 2008-09-25 2:46 PM

I'm confused. You want to choose a network, but you don't know the name?

I think they want to browse a list, because if you're at a place like starbucks or other public place with wifi, you won't know the exact SSID they are using.

Edited by mscdex 2008-09-25 3:07 PM

Then you'd have to ask the staff there for the network name.

... and pray that you get one of the geekier of the employees working there that knows

Edited by mscdex 2008-09-25 3:24 PM

Point taken. But I should point out that WiFi hotspots made available to the public are usually given names that make them easy to identify when viewed in a network scan utility like the Agere Client or Ministumbler. (Eg, a local computer fair's open WiFi network ID: computerfair. Or my City Hall's WiFi network, which is simply the name of the City.)

Minstumbler is the way 2 go

Edited by tehpwnedlife3 2008-09-25 4:33 PM

i'm having problems with netstumbler and pocket warrior on h/pc 2000. they can't find my wireless card dcf-660w. ne help?

stumbler also wouldnt detect my card either, and I use 3com fvnetr1

try pocketwinc wifi scanner then, its on my site (hpcmonex.net/izemize.htm)