Good program for connecting to and managing wireless connections?

[omarBMX]

I have lots of issues with the Windows software that connects to wireless networks. Are there any other third party programs I can use instead of Windows to connect to wireless networks?

The adapter I have in my laptop is Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection.

Thanks.

 

[omarBMX]

anyone?

 

[spidey07]

I prefer the client that comes with the card. Much more powerful and much more control.

The intel applet is pretty nice but from what I gather they have been working through some issues. We're seeing it roam a whole lot more than it should. But that's in a corporate network with 100s of APs. For the home user that just wants to connect it works great.

 

[JRock]

Netstumbler

 

[omarBMX]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I prefer the client that comes with the card. Much more powerful and much more control.

The intel applet is pretty nice but from what I gather they have been working through some issues. We're seeing it roam a whole lot more than it should. But that's in a corporate network with 100s of APs. For the home user that just wants to connect it works great.

Do you have a link to it? I don't think my laptop came with the Intel connectivity software, all I see is the Intel advanced driver settings.

I have NetStumbler, but it looks like I can only monitor networks, not connect to them.

 

[pdo]

isn't Intel Proset installed on your system?

 

[nweaver]

proset is the one...

And to spidey, it's getting better. Getting intel to roam USED to be a huge issue, you could be sitting across the building in front of another ap, but it still wouldn't roam. We have isolation chambers and attenuaters, and at 110db attentuation on the old ap, it still wouldn't roam.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: nweaver
proset is the one...

And to spidey, it's getting better. Getting intel to roam USED to be a huge issue, you could be sitting across the building in front of another ap, but it still wouldn't roam. We have isolation chambers and attenuaters, and at 110db attentuation on the old ap, it still wouldn't roam.

As the wireless test engineer that you are I would be simply exstatic if you would create a new thread on intel's cards and share your indepth knowledge.

I'm more of a infrastructure guy and I trust intel's cards. But man we've seen some funky stuff with all client cards and your knowledge in the client aspect could surely benefit all. This coming from a guy who has well over 1000 APs deployed. The infrastructure does what it needs to do, but damn those clients are funky.

I would really appreciate the inside scoop.

thanks in advance!

 

[nweaver]

will do tomorrow, I'll cover client basics, and then a bit on the big 3's quirks...tomorrow. Might need someone to add on WZC stuff, as I don't touch that with a ten foot pole.