Wireless network capturing tool on 802.11a/b/g/n adapters which analyzes and captures traffic as well as decrypting keys.
CommView for WiFi is a shareware traffic capture and WiFi app developed by TamoSoft for Windows, it's powerful, easy to setup and advanced.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
CommView for WiFi is a program for capturing traffic on 802.11a/b/g networks
CommView for WiFi is a special edition of CommView designed for capturing and analyzing network packets on wireless 802.11a/b/g networks. It gathers information from the wireless adapter and decodes the analyzed data. With CommView for WiFi you can see the list of network connections, IP statistics, and examine individual packets. Packets can be decrypted utilizing user-defined WEP or WPA-PSK keys and are decoded down to the lowest layer.
Features of CommView for WiFi
- Browse captured and decoded packets in real time.
- Capture 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac WLAN traffic.
- Configure alarms that can notify you about important events, such as suspicious packets, high bandwidth utilization, unknown addresses, rogue access points, etc.
- Export any IP address to SmartWhois for quick, easy IP lookup.
- Import and export packets in Sniffer, EtherPeek, AiroPeek, Observer, NetMon, Tcpdump, hex and text formats.
- Load and view capture files offline.
- Log individual or all packets to files.
- Monitor bandwidth utilization.
- Reconstruct TCP sessions
- Scan the air for WiFi stations and access points.
- Search for strings or hex data in captured packet contents.
- Specify WEP or WPA keys to decrypt encrypted packets.
- View detailed IP connections statistics: IP addresses, ports, sessions, etc.
- View detailed per-node and per-channel statistics.
- View protocol "pie" charts.
Compatibility and License
This download is licensed as shareware for the Windows operating system from WiFi software and can be used as a free trial until the trial period ends (after an unspecified number of days). The CommView for WiFi 6.5 demo is available to all software users as a free download with potential restrictions and is not necessarily the full version of this software.
What version of Windows can CommView for WiFi run on?
CommView for WiFi can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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