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Tekzilla likes inSSIDer

Mark — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:32:39 -0700

Technology news show Tekzilla recently featured inSSIDer as their "Freebie Download of the Week".

Check it out- http://revision3.com/tekzilla/dellalienpc/ . The inSSIDer feature begins at 10:45 .

Get ready for 802.11n with Wi-Spy

Mark — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:00:13 -0700

Lee Badman of Information Week explains the game-changing aspects of the new 802.11n standard in the December 15th issue. He mentions Wi-Spy as part of the "well-thought-out game plan and ...decent toolkit" that are required for making 11n live up to it's near 600 Mbps potential.

Read 802.11n: Wireless Rookies Need Not Apply by Lee Badman

eWEEK's Matt Sarrel test drives Wi-Spy DBx in NYC

Mark — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:48:43 -0700

Matt Sarrel test drove Wi-Spy DBx through his New York City neighborhood and explains how Wi-Spy DBx Offers Cheap, Easy WLAN Analysis. Of the new package Matt said "The Wi-Spy DBx retains the power and ease of use of its predecessor while adding improved software and coverage for the 5GHz band."

eWEEK Labs also walks us through DBx and Chanalyzer 3.2 in this informative slideshow.

Need more Wi-Spys?

Mark — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:27:05 -0700

If you have been waiting to outfit your staff with 2.4x's, now is a great time to buy. For a limited time we are offering a 20% discount on orders of three or more. Just enter "3ormore" in the coupon code box at checkout. We will even honor it if you and your buddies want to get together and order three. So go nuts!

Also, you just might want to get three 2.4x's just for yourself. Using multiple Wi-Spys can be very useful in covering large areas or different buildings. In this new video Trent explains how Chanalyzer 3.2Beta and Recon can help you troubleshoot different places at the same time. Check it out.

Recon for Wi-Spy and Chanalyzer 3.2 from trent on Vimeo.

Chanalyzer 3.2 Beta

ChiefGeek — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:05:33 -0700

Hi everyone! I haven't blogged in a while... I guess we've been pretty heads-down working on some new features for Chanalyzer 3.2 We invite you to download the Beta, grab your Wi-Spy 2.4x and go nuts.

Troubleshooting big areas? Chanalyzer 3.2 can handle multiple Wi-Spys simultaneously, and cover larger swaths of wireless landscape. Just network additional Wi-Spys with the Recon application and the sky's the limit. Each Wi-Spy is displayed in a separate tab allowing you to monitor each one individually from a central location. Troubleshooting a million square foot campus will no longer be that much different from troubleshooting the corner coffee shop.

Need more detail? With Hardware Configuration you can zero-in on a certain section of spectrum and go after it. This "zoom lens" is useful if you need to look at individual channels in more detail. Just right-click on the channel of interest, and Chanalyzer will zoom in to where you need to see better.

Hardware Configuration Screenshot

InSSIDer Updated

Trent — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:12:56 -0600

We finally released an updated version to your favorite open source utility: InSSIDer. We've made some major bug fixes and improved how we handle unsupported cards. We've also added the ability to highlight multiple access points for tracking purposes. Just hold CTRL and select the ones you'd like. You can now re-order the table headers to organize the information you use the most.

Some of our MetaGeek friends translated the software into German and Swedish! Thank you Christopher Lim and Hans Liss for your contributions! If you would like inSSIDer in another language please see the dedicated forum topic.

You can download the latest version from our support page! /support/downloads

InSSIDer has done very well since we released it back in January. It won a Bossie award from InfoWorld, read the great review:

... Today we favor inSSIDer. Although it does require Vista or Windows XP SP2 to run, inSSIDer provides signal strength information and the ability to group wireless devices by SSID, channel, RSSI, and MAC address, using most any wireless network card.

Thank you for helping us make inSSIDer such a great tool!

Preparing for Interop NY

ChiefGeek — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:28:04 -0600

We've been working hard to get ready for Interop NY, which is September 17-18. If you'll be at the show please stop by our booth (#1212) and say hi!

Chanalyzer 3.1 is Official!

ChiefGeek — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:29:49 -0600

We decided to shake things up a bit this time and only have Chanalyzer 3.1 in beta for a month instead of the eight months of beta that Chanalyzer 3.0 endured. Chanalyzer 3.1 can utilize your Wi-Fi radio to gather information about the neighboring Wi-Fi networks, which is then displayed in the sidebar. You can also select networks to be drawn over the top of the Topographic View, which really helps in visualizing your wireless landscape as the screenshot below shows!

Chanalyzer 3.1 with Wi-Fi Overlays

Now you can also troubleshoot your wireless networks without leaving your desk :-) Just install our new Recon application, which is a simple Wi-Spy 2.4x data server and then connect to it remotely from anywhere with Chanalyzer 3.1. Networking doesn't always work like it should (if it did, we wouldn't be in business), and every network is set up slightly different. If by chance, something goes a little haywire, please let us know so that we can fix it!

Download Chanalyzer 3.1 today.

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MetaGeek is now on Twitter!

Trent — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:51:27 -0600

The Chief Geek and Intern 1 have been super stoked about our new MetaGeek twitter account. If you are on twitter you should definitely follow us: http://twitter.com/metageek.

Even if you are not on twitter, you might be interested in following the RSS of it. When someone sends in a cool recording, or we stumble across an interesting article, we'll put it up on the twitter page! Maybe we'll even drop some inside hints about that ever-so-elusive 5 GHz Wi-Spy . So join us on twitter.com!

Check out some of the last 'tweets' here.

inSSIDer + Chanalyzer 3.0 = Chanalyzer 3.1 Beta

ChiefGeek — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:42:56 -0600

When we began working on inSSIDer the goal was always to use it to improve Chanalyzer. After we completed Chanalyzer 3.0 we began working on the integration of inSSIDer with Chanalyzer and are proud to announce the first public release of Chanalyzer that displays Wi-Fi network information.

Chanalyzer 3.1 Beta can utilize your Wi-Fi radio to gather information about the neighboring Wi-Fi networks, which is then displayed in the sidebar. You can also select networks to be drawn over the top of the Topographic View, which really helps in visualizing your wireless landscape as the screenshot below shows!

Chanalyzer 3.1 with Wi-Fi Overlays

At MetaGeek we really dig Wi-Fi and networking, so we've also been working on a TCP interface for Chanalyzer, allowing you to connect to remote Wi-Spy 2.4x. Just install our new Recon application, which is a simple Wi-Spy 2.4x data server and then connect to it remotely from anywhere with Chanalyzer 3.1 Beta.

Now, as we all know, networking doesn't always work like it should, and every network is set up slightly different. We've tested these new features and feel they are robust enough for you to try out, but if by chance, something goes a little haywire, please let us know so that we can fix it!

Also, we have decided to not place any time limits on this beta, so it will continue to run forever, if you so choose (unlike the Chanalyzer 3.0 betas).

Download Chanalzyer 3.1 Beta today!

Ryan, Chief Geek

Server Crash

ChiefGeek — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:38:39 -0600

Sorry everyone... our metageek.net server had some major issues today. We've restored a backup image from early this morning. The Chanalyzer 3.1 Beta and Recon downloads will be available shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Ryan, Chief Geek

Wi-Spy makes it into Popular Science magazine!

ChiefGeek — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:47:34 -0600

The June 2008 issue of Popular Science showcases the Wi-Spy 2.4x in "The Goods" section as one of the top "12 must-have products."

Popular Science, June 2008, p. 19

Interop Survey Winners

ChiefGeek — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:13:45 -0600

Last week at Interop we conducted a brief survey to gather information about network sizes and the breakdown between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz usage. After the show we randomly selected two survey participants as winners of Wi-Spy 2.4x. The winners were Brandon Ross from Xiocom, and Larry Lires from NetworksInternational. Congratulations Brandon and Larry!!!

Network World Video Interview

ChiefGeek — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:13:38 -0600

Keith Shaw at Network World interviewed me as part of their live coverage of Interop Las Vegas 2008. This was my first video interview! The interview focused on the 5 GHz Wi-Spy demo that we showed at Interop and how Wi-Spy differentiates itself from its competitors. I can't embed the video in this post, but you can check it out here.

The Geeks are going to Interop!

ChiefGeek — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:30:44 -0600

MetaGeek will be at Interop Las Vegas next week. We will have Wi-Spy 2.4x + Chanalyzer 3.0 on display. We will also be demoing prototypes of Wi-Spy 5x!! So if you will be at Interop come by our booth (#261) and say hi.