lswifi: a CLI-centric Wi-Fi scanner tool for Windows

Documentation

lswifi is a CLI-centric Wi-Fi scanner tool for Windows that provides more information about nearby Wi-Fi networks than built-in tools. This includes a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), detection of 802.11 feature set, and more.

Installation

> python -m pip install lswifi

Usage

Output nearby Wi-Fi networks:

> lswifi

Output nearby Wi-Fi networks that have a detected signal of -60 dBm or stronger:

> lswifi -t -60

Output only networks that match my_ssid:

> lswifi -include my_ssid

Output verbose information (including Information Elements) for BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00:

> lswifi -ies 00:00:00:00:00:00

Print help information:

> lswifi -h

Upgrading

Here is how to upgrade lswifi when there is a new version available:

PS C:\Users\josh\GitHub\lswifi> where.exe pip3
C:\Users\josh\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts\pip3.exe

PS C:\Users\josh\GitHub\lswifi> pip3 install --upgrade lswifi

Check the version installed:

PS C:\Users\josh> lswifi -v

FAQs

1. What OS and Python versions are required to run this?
   • Windows 10 and Python 3.7 are the minimum supported versions.
2. Can you get add information from radio tap headers?
   • Currently there is not a way to get radio tap headers from Native Wifi wlanapi.h.

Contributing

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