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May 16th 07, 03:33 PM
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Wi-Fi Channel Usage
Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily
identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin 
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May 16th 07, 06:22 PM
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:02 -0700, Kevin
wrote: Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin Kevin, Have you tried the "netsh" subcommand wlan show networks mode=bssid http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2006/10/04/Vista_3A00_-poor-man_2700_s-NetStumbler.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/arc...tStumbler.aspx -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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May 16th 07, 08:06 PM
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Chuck:
That was exactly what I needed! Thanks so much for your assistance! Regards, Kevin "Chuck" wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:02 -0700, Kevin wrote: Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin Kevin, Have you tried the "netsh" subcommand wlan show networks mode=bssid http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2006/10/04/Vista_3A00_-poor-man_2700_s-NetStumbler.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/arc...tStumbler.aspx -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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May 16th 07, 08:44 PM
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 13:06:01 -0700, Kevin
wrote: "Chuck" wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:02 -0700, Kevin wrote: Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin Kevin, Have you tried the "netsh" subcommand wlan show networks mode=bssid http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2006/10/04/Vista_3A00_-poor-man_2700_s-NetStumbler.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/arc...tStumbler.aspx Chuck: That was exactly what I needed! Thanks so much for your assistance! Regards, Kevin Kewl! Thanks for the feedback! http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Followup http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0....html#Followup -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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May 17th 07, 02:38 AM
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To bad netsh wasn't update in XP for this command.
"Chuck" wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:02 -0700, Kevin wrote: Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin Kevin, Have you tried the "netsh" subcommand wlan show networks mode=bssid http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2006/10/04/Vista_3A00_-poor-man_2700_s-NetStumbler.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/arc...tStumbler.aspx -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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May 17th 07, 02:55 AM
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You might check out network stumbler
"Kevin" wrote in message ... Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin
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May 17th 07, 03:09 AM
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Thank you for the tip
"Joe Guidera" wrote: You might check out network stumbler "Kevin" wrote in message ... Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin
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May 17th 07, 04:22 AM
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 21:55:12 -0500, "Joe Guidera"
wrote: "Kevin" wrote in message ... Hello! I am using Vista Ultimate 64-bit and am looking for a way to easily identify the wi-fi channels that are in use by routers within range. My router keeps dropping the connection (I have tried a different router) so I suspect interference with another router using the same channel. I would like to identify channels that everyone else in my neighborhood is using so that I can use another one. When Vista gives me a list of available networks, it does not tell me what channel they are each using. First, does anyone know how to access this information in Vista? Second, if Vista does not provide it, does anyone know of a utility I could download to find out this information? On another laptop I used to have, the Netgear card came with a utility that scanned for available networks and then reported back WEP/WPA status as well as the channel being used by each which made it easier to avoid conflicts. Thanks in advance! Kevin You might check out network stumbler Joe, Please don't go to the NetStumbler forum and ask for help about this one. http://www.netstumbler.org/showthread.php?t=21558 http://www.netstumbler.org/showthread.php?t=21558 They aren't too friendly there in general, and for a question that they say "Don't ask here", they are positively nasty. In short, no, NetStumbler and Vista aren't ready for each other yet. -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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