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MilesTEG1
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Hello, I found the equivalent for vista of netstumbler.
But, when I scan for AP, I found all wifi network around me, ok, but no channel information are shown...
I want to know what channel are used around me to choose a correct channel for my DGL-4300... (DLink)

How can I know the channel used around me ?

Thanks
Miles
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What language is your version of windows
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Post by gph »

Hi,

I have the same problem :(
No channel, no encryption, no network type information are displayed.

French version of Vista Premium Famalily
Asus F3JA notebook with Intel Pro Wireless 3945ABG card.

With Version 7 and 8.

Thanks.
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Post by gph »

Ok, Solve !

I don't select the good translation.
I need tot select French2.

Very good work, thanks a lot for this tools.

Philippe
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Post by stvoor »

I have the same problem - no signal, channel, authentication, encryption and network type information.
I have only Active, Mac Address, SSID and Manufacturer informations.

Notebook HP Pavilion dv9880, tested on cards:

Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (standard)
D-Link DWA-643 Xtreme N ExpressCard Notebook Adapter

both the same effect as I wrote.
Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit with SP1.
Polish language version.

I tried to check on other languages in Vistumbler with no effect :(

Thanks
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Post by ACalcutt »

At the moment vistumbler does not have a polish language pack. You are missing information because the output of netsh varies between languages.

To fix this you have 2 options. The First is in (Settings --> Set Netsh SearchWords). The second would be to help us create a Polish Language Pack ( http://forum.techidiots.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=27 )

In either case you need to find out what your netsh outputs. to do this go to the command prompt and type "netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid > c:\netsh.txt" (without quotes). This will dump the netsh data into a file in c:\netsh.txt. Inside the file should look something like this

Code: Select all

Interface Name : Wireless Network Connection 
There are 1 networks currently visible. 

SSID 1 : camping2
    Network type            : Adhoc
    Authentication          : Open
    Encryption              : None 
    BSSID 1                 : ba:00:02:b6:97:5e
         Signal             : 99%  
         Radio Type         : 802.11g
         Channel            : 11 
         Basic Rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
         Other Rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
What you need to do is find the words for your missing information (signal, channel, authentication, encryption and network type) and either modify them in the settings window or create a language pack
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@stvoor

lordwader has made a polish language file. see if this helps you out (http://forum.techidiots.net/forum/viewt ... p=456#p455)
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