On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 09:17:26AM -0600, Bryan Holloway wrote: > Curious if the community has any recommendations and/or positive > experiences to share for a handheld Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) analyzer. > > Software/laptop-based solutions can be unwieldy in certain environments. > However, given rave reviews, I'm open to the idea as long as it's > Mac-compatible. > > Should be able to show detailed spectra, help locate sources of > interference, have mapping capabilities, etc.
Depending on what problem you're trying to solve, on my Android phone I use a free app called 'Wifi Analyzer': http://wifianalyzer.mobi Shows me what station IDs are on what channels, handles 2.4g and 5G connections, etc. Doesn't provide mapping, just shows "from where I am right know, what channels have which stations as what strengths?" For a house, it's easy to walk around, to passively get a feel for Wifi placement/config. > Thanks! -- Brian Reichert <reich...@numachi.com> BSD admin/developer at large
