Hi, I am having interference with my neighbouring wireless networks. Is there a linux tool that enables me to monitor the ESSID, channel, power output and other information for neighbouring wireless networks? I am especially interested in the channel so I can choose a different one. Thank you, Joe
On 20/02/14 15:39, Joseph Hesse wrote:> Hi, > I am having interference with my neighbouring wireless networks. > Is there a linux tool that enables me to monitor the ESSID, channel, > power output and other information for neighbouring wireless networks? > I am especially interested in the channel so I can choose a different one. > Thank you, > Joetry: iwlist wlan0 scan which will scan for wireless networks and give you the information you mention above.
On Thu, 2014-02-20 at 09:39 -0600, Joseph Hesse wrote:> Hi, > I am having interference with my neighbouring wireless networks. > Is there a linux tool that enables me to monitor the ESSID, channel, > power output and other information for neighbouring wireless networks? > I am especially interested in the channel so I can choose a different one. >Not sure about for CentOS (other than iwlist), but I recently found 'wavemon' for my Fedora 20 system: http://eden-feed.erg.abdn.ac.uk/wavemon/ John. -- John Horne Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287 Plymouth University, UK Fax: +44 (0)1752 587001