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Comparison

Below is a comparison of major features between WiFi Hopper and other Windows based Wireless tools. This should be helpful in choosing the right tool for your particular application:

Features WiFi Hopper 1.2 NetStumbler 0.4.0 Passmark WirelessMon™ 2.0 Professional WildPackets Airopeek NX 3.0.1 Windows Zero Configuration Service Tamosoft Commview® for WiFi 5.2
Connect To WEP Protected Networks Supported Not Supported Supported Not Supported Supported Not Supported
Connect To WPA-PSK Networks Supported Not Supported Claimed Not Supported Fully Supported Not Supported
Connect To WPA2-PSK Networks Supported Not Supported Claimed Not Supported Fully Supported Not Supported
Connect To Unsecured Networks Supported Not Supported

Supported

Not Supported Supported Not Supported
Accurate Signal and Noise Measurements Only RSSI values available Supported on Certain Chipsets Only RSSI values available Supported on Certain Chipsets Not Supported Only RSSI values available
Packet Capture and Advanced Packet Analysis Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Advanced Support Not Supported Advanced Support
Pocket PC Support Not Supported Available Not Supported

Not Supported

Not Supported Available
Generic NDIS Based Network Card Support Supported Supported Supported Not supported, custom drivers are required Supported Not supported, custom drivers are required
Scan For Wireless Networks Complete network details available Numerous network details available Supported but with limited information Supported with emphasis on packet information Very minimal information made available Supported with emphasis on packet information
Detailed Wireless Adapter Information IP Layer, driver counters, wireless and general networking related details shown Limited IP Layer information is available Extensive driver packet counters and IP information are available Detailed packet statistics are available Standard Windows Networking information is available Detailed packet statistics are available
Graphing Capabilities Supports Graphing RSSI values for each detected network Supports Graphing RSSI or SNR (only supported devices) values for each detected network Supported Graphing RSSI values but not for each network individually Supports extensive packet level graphing Not Supported Supports extensive packet level graphing
Scripting and Automation No Supported at the moment Active Scripting Support Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
GPS Support NMEA 0183 Devices supported NMEA 0183 and other formats are supported NMEA 0183 Devices Supported NMEA 0183 Devices Supported No Supported Not Supported
Ability to maintain Network Profiles for the purposes on Connecting Fully Supported with Editing and Manually maintaining profiles Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Fully Supported Not Supported
Vendor to OUI Mapping Fully supported with lookup and updating from within the application Supported but not editable (lookup is available) Not Supported Supported but not editable Not Supported Supported and manually editable (text file)
Ability to Filter results of Network Scanning Fully Supported Fully Supported Not Supported Advanced Support Not Supported Advanced Support
Single User License $34.95 $0.00 $49.00 $2,995.00 Packaged with Windows $499.00

 

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