This page contains links to programs associated with Wireless networks
This is a program that I wrote to generate a random encryption key. It is designed to foil "dictionary based" attacks where an attacker will search for words. The encryption key is a random number - well as random as software can make it! There will be arguments about whether anything that Microsoft produce is in fact truly random. It is good enough for me, and I hope you too!
This is an on-line WPA key generator that generates a cryptographically strong (that is random) key from one of the Internet security gurus.
This program is an alternative to NetStumbler. It works on Vista and is the current recommendation
Use this program to investigate what wireless networks are visible in the neighbourhood and what channel(s) they are using. It plots signal strength against time for each signal detected make signal surveys simple using a laptop.
Netstumbler used to be the definative monitoring tool for wireless networks. inSSider provides a viable alternative. NetStumbler does not appear to be maintained and is no longer recommended,
The program will monitor your neighbourhood for other wireless networks. It could be used to gather information to enable you to "borrow" your neighbours unprotected network - but you wouldn't dream of doing that, would you?
The real use of the program for our purposes is to detect other networks so that you can configure your wireless network to avoid mutual interference.