NetSpot is easily the best WiFi analyzer software for both Windows and Mac. It’s an industry standard that’s free to use. Alternatively, one can also look at inSSIDer, AirRadar 5, WiFi Explorer, and ...

Two traffic analyzer makers recently released products to help enterprise network managers better understand how traffic flows on their networks and how to use that information to improve performance.

A hardware device or server software that captures packets transmitted in a network for routine inspection and problem detection. Also called a "sniffer," "packet sniffer," "packet analyzer," "packet ...

Sevierville, Tenn.—Here's a new RF VNA (vector network analyzer) that's low in cost but provides quite a few of the capabilities of pricey bench-top analyzers that cost thousands. Keep in mind that ...

Like a blind date, wireless LANs can look attractive and compelling on the surface, but looks can be deceiving. WLANs might install smoothly with little forethought, but in time, they can represent ...

Usually when we see a project using a software-defined radio (SDR), the SDR’s inputs and outputs are connected to antennae, but [FromConceptToCircuit]’s project connected an ADALM-Pluto SDR to an RF ...