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1. And this can't already be done with a regular wifi card?
   posted by pacobell (0) at 12:32 AM 2/08/06 score:

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2. In theory yes, but I have not seen an application that allows the visualization of non-data (i.e. WiFi) 2.4GHz reception. If there is one please post and save some of us the $99,
   
   posted by lostcosmos (14) at 03:12 AM 2/08/06 score:

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3. yes please
   posted by syuusuke (1) at 06:07 AM 2/08/06 score:

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4. The heck? You just copied that from the website's front page, and didn't even bother to include the footnote. No effort means no digg.
   posted by vann (0) at 08:13 PM 2/08/06 score:

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5. im sorry this is lame
   posted by blackax (0) at 08:15 PM 2/08/06 score:

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6. ... http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3383441
   posted by nrbelex (25) at 08:15 PM 2/08/06 score:

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7. This would come in handy, but I'd rather do it with software through my wifi card.
   posted by Giddyb (0) at 08:17 PM 2/08/06 score:

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8. Whats with the worlds smallest posts? Are you saying you have worlds smallest dick?
   posted by bjweeks (1) at 08:19 PM 2/08/06 score:

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9. I gotta say this digg takes the cake for demonstrating the breadth of knowledge of the digg community -
   
   not that much.
   
   No wonder Slashdot is still better.
   posted by modularsky (0) at 08:25 PM 2/08/06 score:

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10. this is lame.
    
    ok, i didn't read the article or anything, but the peanut gallery looks like fun.
    posted by rolypolyman (0) at 08:37 PM 2/08/06 score:

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11. Come on guys, let's leave the astroturfing to the experts(/.)
    posted by revmoo (0) at 08:39 PM 2/08/06 score:

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12. Lame!!
    posted by diggonthis (0) at 08:41 PM 2/08/06 score:

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13. The reason that this can't be done with a normal Wi-Fi card is that they are locked down with proprietary firmwares designed to prevent you from doing anything with the card that could possible violate the FCC rules. A very disappointing position, but nothing that someone with enough time and skill can't fix.
    posted by hakr89 (0) at 08:45 PM 2/08/06 score:

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14. i can still do the majority of this with my laptop's wifi and netstumbler, no digg, i have a feeling that this week is going to be a lame diggnation. the biggest story of the week will probably be a 1gig nano, whoppie fing doo..
    posted by Tonyisbad (1) at 09:30 PM 2/08/06 score:

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15. This is really funny because this was just used in class today by my professor. Actually its a very useful device and for 99$ its a cheap spectrum analyzer.
    
    It is an excellent way to see traffic on the network and problems / opportunities that exist
    
    
    posted by jagmatt (0) at 09:44 PM 2/08/06 score:

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16. http://digg.com/technology/Wi-Fi_2.4_GHz_spectrum_analyzer_for_under_$99
    
    http://www.e3.com.au/modules.php?op=modload&name;=News&file;=article&sid;=22
    
    its called SNOOP
    $10-20 and you are set
    I will dig the story so people can read this and wont get ripped off
    posted by kokobaroko (0) at 09:55 PM 2/08/06 score:

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17. Lame. No digg.
    posted by gluek (0) at 09:56 PM 2/08/06 score:

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18. Are you people fucking morons? This is a SPECTRUM ANALYZER. Not a signal strength graph like you get in Netstumbler or whatever.
    posted by diggmann (0) at 10:00 PM 2/08/06 score:

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19. I've wanted something like this for a loooong time. That link to wi-fiplanet.com is for WLAN analyzers, not 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzers. This thing is good for:
    
    * Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
    * Microwave Ovens
    * Cordless Phones
    * Baby Monitors
    * Bluetooth
    
    Thanks for the heads-up summer2005
    +digg
    posted by tatical (0) at 10:02 PM 2/08/06 score:

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20. Silly children... your wifi cards are DSSS using 11 channels at 5mhz per channel. The Wi-Spy is using 80 channels at 1mhz per channel. You wifi card will never be able to do spectrum analysis no matter what software you have because it has to few channels. More channels = better spectrum analysis. Actual spectrum analyzer = $1000+ used. $99 = good deal.
    +digg
    posted by newmind (1) at 10:39 PM 2/08/06 score:

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21. AHHAHAH YES BUY IT UP!! AHAHHAHA
    posted by digitol (0) at 10:58 PM 2/08/06 score:

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22. @newmind
    
    Where did you get the 80 channels at 1MHz data? I have been reading all their literature and haven't been able to find it yet...
    
    Agreed, a wireless card can tell you whats happening on a particular channel out of the 11 or 12 available to it, but it certainly can't tell you that your frequency hopping 2.4GHz phone is hopping all over every channel but 5 for instance, or that your microwave makes channels 7-11 completely unsuitable for use. Big difference.
    posted by Pplus (0) at 07:12 AM 2/09/06 score:

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23. Oh yeah, I forgot that those old Proxim FHSS cards could be used as a decent spectrum analyzer. Props to them ^_^
    posted by pacobell (0) at 06:22 PM 2/09/06 score:

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24. @Pplus
    
    Someone from metageek.net posted it on a forum somewhere. It might actually be 79 channels. My memory isn't perfect.
    
    @pacobell
    
    Yeah, you can use the old Proxim RangeLAN2 cards as a poor man's analyzer. Unfortunately the utils for the card only run on DOS or Win98 I think so you've got to lug a dedicated laptop or descend into multi-boot hell. Not my idea of fun.
    posted by newmind (1) at 07:20 AM 2/10/06 score:

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25. Wi-Spy does use 1 MHz channels and scans from 2.400 GHz to 2.483 GHz, so it's similar to the old Proxim card in that regard.
    Also, there is a good review on Wi-FiPlanet.com if you would like a more objective view than I can give: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3582726
    posted by MetaGeek (0) at 04:56 PM 2/10/06 score:

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26. Toms Networking has a good review on this product and compares it with the $3900 AirMagent. Wi-Spy seems to provide valuable tool at a great value.
    
    http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Reviews-261-ProdID-WISPY-1.php
    
    posted by sv3n (0) at 01:46 PM 2/14/06 score:

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