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    Looking for a good, free wireless connection manager

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by ericyp, Aug 30, 2011.

  1. ericyp

    ericyp Notebook Consultant

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    I want it to be to display up to date info on my signal strength in dbi, router's bssid, channel etc, all the basic info about my network at a minimum. Anybody know of one?
     
    ericyp, Aug 30, 2011
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  2. Falco152

    Falco152 Notebook Demon

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    While not a connection manager
    You could try using InSSIDer .... it is a basic network monitor
     
    Falco152, Aug 31, 2011
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  3. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    wicd can do that.
     
    debguy, Aug 31, 2011
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  4. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    last stable release of wicd is almost 18 months ago and it's a linux-only package.....
     
    newsposter, Aug 31, 2011
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  5. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    And why would that be a problem?
     
    debguy, Aug 31, 2011
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  6. freesafety13

    freesafety13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Going out on a limb here, but it may be a slight problem if the OP is running Windows or a Mac.......

    And I sincerely doubt the OP would want to dual boot or run Linux in a VM just so they can use one opensource network utility.
     
    freesafety13, Aug 31, 2011
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  7. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    Well, if the OP posts a tread in an OS-independent forum he should mention for which OS he wants to have a specific software if it matters, don't you think?
     
    debguy, Sep 1, 2011
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  8. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    He should have and you shouldn't have pretended that that don't know what may be wrong with recommending a package for an OS that's used by a whooping 1-5% of PC users (depending on a study).
    Now that we're done with it please get back on topic.
     
    downloads, Sep 1, 2011
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  9. freesafety13

    freesafety13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you're running Windows 7

    This if your running a MAC OS.

    Last but not least, if you are not familiar with THIS website, I highly recommend taking a look at it. It is a site designed by and dedicated for Network and Security specialists and offers all kinds of tools and utilities.
     
    freesafety13, Sep 1, 2011
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