In the world of WLAN, there is no shortage of corporate talk of best practices and “our-APs-are-better-than-their-APs” sales pitches. It’s to be expected as the wireless space is becoming increasingly competitive, and you certainly can’t blame them for trying to … Continue reading →

A while ago I took VisiWave out for a spin at Interop 2010 Las Vegas. This was hosted in the Mandalay bay conference center. Since so vendors are showing off their wi-fi gear I thought I would show their coverage … Continue reading →

Wi-Spy’s approach to spectrum analysis is a bit different than other spectrum analyzers. Regular spectrum analyzers like Agilent and Tektronix contain Super Heterodyne Receivers to measure an entire RF band at whatever arbitrary resolution you’d like. This is extremely powerful… … Continue reading →

Since joining MetaGeek about a year ago, I’ve been amazed at the positive following this company enjoys from its user base. While the Wi-Spy products with Chanalyzer get most of the fanfare, our free, open source Wi-Fi scanner application recently … Continue reading →

This month marks the five year anniversary of Wi-Spy and Chanalyzer. A few days ago I was looking back at screenshots of Chanalyzer 1.0 (a.k.a. Wi-Spy Viewer) and laughed at how basic it was. The data resolution was so bad … Continue reading →

MetaGeek follows a lot of the Agile principles; we like to keep things simple and flexible, and like true geeks everywhere we love Legos… so why not use Legos for a roadmap? Here’s our current roadmap (bricks are flipped around … Continue reading →

Add RF3D WifiPlanner to your Wi-Fi arsenal from MetaGeek’s online store and provide professional Wi-Fi implementation estimates. Wi-Fi planning software isn’t new, but an affordable solution independent from Wi-Fi vendors is. You can start developing Wi-Fi implementations at $299 with … Continue reading →

A lot of the time passively avoiding interference is all that is needed to make your WLAN run better. Just move to a channel that is less affected by RF from Wi-Fi, cordless phones, etc., and your interference-caused throughput and … Continue reading →

MetaGeek just released the latest version of Chanalyzer Lite. Wi-Spy 2.4i owners should be very happy because this version allows users to browse historical data up to an hour long with a Wi-Spy 2.4i. There are a couple things off … Continue reading →

Wi-Fi Pilot Wi-Fi Pilot and Wireshark are a match made in heaven. If you don’t have the technical know-how to quickly filter through gigabytes worth of packet capture in a matter of seconds. The difference is so drastic it almost … Continue reading →