In short, WiFi Hopper is an all-in-one wireless network utility which can display information about nearby networks with a site survey tool.
WiFi Hopper allows you to find unsecured wireless networks in your area which is great if you're on the go and need to check your email on an HTTPS server like Google Mail or Yahoo! Mail. Though we don't necessarily suggest connecting to an open wireless network, the option is nevertheless available.
Apart from finding open networks, this WiFi application provides loads of different details with regards to the network setup such as the types of keys used to securely connect to networks. It provides quick access to network SSID, Speed, Mac address, Signal strength, Networking mode, Encryption information and around 20 other pieces of information.
WiFi Hopper is a versatile program and supports all of the modern norms. In addition to being a superb diagnostic tool, it also functions as a connection manager. The connection manager provides far more details than Windows ever could and is certainly superior in terms of information provided to Intel's connection manager.
Overall, whether you're troubleshooting your network or have the desire or need to find out more information about wireless networks, WiFi Hopper is an excellent choice.
Features of WiFi Hopper
- Ability to connect to WEP networks using Shared Authentication.
- Ability to set BSSID before connecting.
- Automatic device re-enumeration when a device is plugged out.
- Button added to start and stop scanning.
- Column widths and order are retained through multiple application launches.
- Connection Manager Support with Network Profiles.
- File opening, saving and merging and auto-saving.
- Filtering support for search results.
- GPS Support has been integrated into the application.
- List of displayed columns is now customizable.
- Network Hopping algorithm is improved.
- New 'Device Information' dialog, with numerous wireless device related information.
- OUI to Vendor support and Lookup from within the application.
- RSSI value graphing
- WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Support.
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 WiFi Hopper 1.2 2008-110600 demo is available to all software users as a free download with potential restrictions and is not necessarily the full version of this software. on newer versions of Windows like Windows 11 and Windows 10 but more likely to be stable on older versions of the operating system with Vista and XP coming to mind. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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