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      08-06-2009, 09:02 PM
In article <w6adndDS045vv-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Mortimer says...
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> Is there any other software similar to Netstumbler which can display the
> channel and signal strength of wireless networks that a PC can "see".
>
> Unfortunately Netstumbler doesn't support the wireless adaptor (Broadcom
> 4322AG a/g/n) in my laptop, whereas it did in my old (dead) laptop.
>
> When I'm setting up wireless networks it's useful to be able to scan the
> networks in range to make sure I set the router to a channel which is a
> reasonable distance away from any that are already being used.


If you're running Vista or Win7, there's a few Sidebar gadgets that do
this and if you can find it, Wifi-Radar gadget displayed the strength
in dB.

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