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Community-Driven Development
Adrian Granados #WLPC 2016
Hi, I’m Adrian Granados
I’m the developer of WiFi Explorer & other Wi-Fi tools for Mac OS X & iOS
(A good friend of mine, I had promised her
she’d be on my first Ten Talk)
Community-Driven Development
• My background: Academic environment, research in mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) for tactical, airborne networks. Also ad-hoc routing protocols, cross-layer frameworks, lots of Layer 2, 3 and 4 experience in MANETs. Wireless and wired network emulators.
• Started coding Wi-Fi tools in 2009 as a hobby.
• I thought I knew about wireless networks. It turns out I didn’t.
• Main challenge: No Enterprise experience.
• Twitter, blogs, podcasts, CWNP study guides, and #WLPC have been of great value.
• Development of tools has been influenced and “shaped” by this fine Wi-Fi community.
Twitter as a tool to engage with the community
• Identify the needs of the Wi-Fi community.
• Observe (& learn about) technology trends.
• Get inspiration and ideas.
• Get valuable feedback & answers.
• Help spread the word.
WiFi Explorer 1.0(Early 2012, I was not on Twitter)
WiFi Explorer 2.1(Mostly a result of being a full-time Twitter user)
WiFi Explorer• A Mac utility to scan, monitor
and troubleshoot wireless networks.
• Graphical visualization of Wi-Fi environment.
• Fast & straightforward UI, easy filtering, detailed description of information elements, device name, annotations, QBSS load information, etc.
• More than 180,000 downloads.
@wirelessguru
@mike_albano
@jamesgarringer
@wifidave
@HeyEddie
@Nick_Lowe
@jolla
@revolutionwifi
@HenryStukenborg
@timcappalli
@KeithRParsons
@welles
And many, many others…
@WirelessStew
@ctdawe
@tbridge
WiFi Signal• System menu bar app for easy
access to Wi-Fi connection details:
• RSSI, noise, SNR, channel & channel width, MCS index, max & actual Tx rate, etc.
• Various configuration options for status icon & main window display.
@KeithRParsons @ctdawe
@wirelessguru
@HeyEddie
Airtool• Allows for quick frame captures on a
single or multiple channels.
• Captures automatically open in Wireshark (or your favorite protocol analyzer).
• Integrated with CloudShark (cloud-based packet decoder).
• Developed after attending #WLPC last year.
• Again, lots of feedback and help from the community.
• Free.
@mike_albano
@jolla@HeyEddie
@Ben_SniffWiFi
@cloudshark
What’s next?• That’s on you!
• Tools continue to evolve thanks to the input of the community (Twitter, blogs, podcasts, #WLPC).
• Time for a “new” app:WiFi Explorer Pro
• SpecAn Integration: • Wi-Spy 2.4x/DBx, RF Explorer,
(HackRF?) • Passive Scanning • Other features in the works: client
detection & listing, better filtering, more views.
• Beta (work in progress).
• Maybe realize this is not a hobby anymore?
Thanks!
@adriangranados www.adriangranados.com
You can find a copy & license key of WiFi Explorer and Airtool in your #WLPC USB flash drive.