NetStumbler

NetStumbler (also known as Network Stumbler) is a tool for Windows that facilitates detection of Wireless LANs using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards. It runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. A trimmed-down version called MiniStumbler is available for the handheld Windows CE operating system.

Network Stumbler
Developer(s)Marius Milner
Final release
0.4.0 / April 2004
Operating systemWindows 9x (with version 0.3.30), Windows 2000, Windows XP
LicenseDonationware
Websitewww.stumbler.net

The program is commonly used for:

  • Wardriving
  • Verifying network configurations
  • Finding locations with poor coverage in a WLAN
  • Detecting causes of wireless interference
  • Detecting unauthorized ("rogue") access points
  • Aiming directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links

No updated version has been developed since 2004.

See also
  • InSSIDer was created as an alternative to Network Stumbler for the current generation of Windows operating system
  • Kismet for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X
  • KisMAC for Mac OS X
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