New Age, New Tools For Monitoring Wi Fi Networks
The internet has grown exponentially and continues to grow beyond all expectations, entrenching itself in almost all aspects of our lives. With the growing popularity of laptop computers and the ease of setting up wireless networks, there is a growing need for wireless network monitoring programs. The web is becoming increasingly mobile and the amount of devices that can connect to it is increasing dramatically every year. The increase in the number of users and how they connect to the web has changed the way we look at security.
It's often said that the only way to truly secure a computer is to disconnect it from all external connections and then put it in a box and bury it in your backyard. While that may make your computer completely secure, it isn't a good idea if you wish to use your computer to communicate. Because anyone with an antenna can access a WLAN there are a number of tools that can be used to monitor activity and users on your wireless network.
There are web based tools available like Netflow Analyzer which gives you detailed reports on network bandwidth usage. There are also freeware and shareware wireless network monitoring programs out there that can monitor users on your network and remove unwanted guests as well as notify you about important events on your network such as high bandwidth usage, suspicious packets and unknown IP addresses.
The free tools for wireless network configuration may be more appropriate for novices who are trying to set up a network for home use. Home network users are by far the fastest growing group of network administrators, because of the ease of creating ad hoc networks, so there are a lot of products for network monitoring that are geared toward this segment of the market. As a home network administrator, finding the best wireless network monitoring programs doesn't have to be a difficult task. Just a quick Google search will direct you to reviews of the best of breed products and help you to select something appropriate to your specific level of experience. Kismet is a very popular network monitor and packet sniffer.
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