If so, CommView for WiFi is a powerful alternative for 802.11 a/b/g/n networks. Despite it's power and advanced features, it still remains remarkably easy to use and is suitable for anyone who's new to wireless networking. The display shows you a list of the nearest access points and stations including per-node and per-channel statistics, signal strength, a list of packets and network connections, protocol distribution charts, etc. By doing this, Commview for WiFi allows you to examine packets, pinpoint network problems, perform site surveys, and troubleshoot software and hardware.

Although not an official use, Commview for WiFi can be used to decrypt WEP or WPA-PSK keys by "sniffing" packets and then using a program to crack them. However, one problem you may find is that it doesn't work with all wireless adapters especially those that come pre-installed within laptops. The list of cards that are supported can be found on the Commview for WiFi website although they are listed by manufacturer, not the model of your laptop.

Powerful and easy to use, Commview for WiFi is an interesting alternative to most wireless managers although note that it won't help you find more networks - only upgrading your wireless card can do that.

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DU Meter is a free utility which includes an extensive logging facility, flexible events system, and it works with virtually all types of network connections including phone modems, DSL, cable modem, LAN and satellite. By using DU Meter, you can observe or anticipate unexpected changes and even receive alerts about dangerous or unexpected network activity. From a pretty basic app, DU Meter has now been updated to make it a pretty impressive package that incorporates a much improved Graphical User Interface and a new mini mode in which the program operates extremely discreetly. In addition, the program now uses a real database engine, which allows for much more accurate and detailed alerts regarding unusual network activity. It should be noted that in Windows Vista, DU Meter is even more easily accessibly thanks to a sidebar gadget that unfortunately isn't available in other versions of Windows.

For basic network monitoring and prevention of unexpected internet loss or abnormal activity, DU Meter has it all.

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NetWorx allows you to monitor all your network connections or a specific network connection (such as Ethernet or PPP) only. The software also features a system of highly customizable visual and sound alerts.
You can set it up to alert you when the network connection is down or when some suspicious activity, such as unusually heavy data flow, occurs.
NetWorx can also automatically disconnect all dialup connections and shut down the system.
NetWorx's incoming and outgoing traffic is represented on a line chart and logged to a file, so that you can always view statistics about your daily, weekly and monthly bandwidth usage and dialup duration.

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iTraffic Monitor is a simple app that keeps an eye on all incoming and outgoing traffic on your Internet connection, and displays a real-time graph that enables you to detect any significant drops or peaks in speed.

The program calculates the total, peak and average speed in your connection, as well as the total amount of data you've downloaded. Reports are generated on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis, but unfortunately can't be exported to any format or printed out.

iTraffic Monitor includes a complete configuration menu that lets you customize chart colors and ignore traffic coming from certain IP addresses, among other options. On the downside, the program lacks the ability to warn you if your connection speed or data amount reaches a certain limit.

Traffic Monitor helps you keep an eye on your connection, controlling both the upload and download speed rates as well as the amount of data transferred.

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MyConnection PC is a simple tool to help you judge the speed and quality of your Internet connection. It might come in useful when you've noticed things are slow to download, your connection is patchy, or you suspect your internet company isn't keeping its promises.

MyConnection PC has a simple interface and limited number of options. The main button - run all tests - carries out the connection evaluation and gives you the overall results in pie chart format in the main window. You can then check under "application speed" and "capacity speed" to get more details, and, if you are still not clear, click on "explain further" for an item-by-item explanation of the results.

You can watch the test taking place - MyConnection PC makes it slightly easier to for non-techies understand with a helpful "how long would your connection take to download a DVD/10 MB file/CD"? analogy. Unfortunately, many of the extra features displayed on the interface are not available in the trial version, and this means that MyConnection PC is low on configuration options.

MyConnection PC is easy to download and use, and will give you a fast analysis of the quality and speed of your Internet.

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