AirSnare Reviews

AirSnare is a free wireless intrusion detection tool to monitor your wireless network. It notfies you as soon as a machine connects to your wireless network, that is not included in your list of friendly MAC addresses. Ant it also will alert you to unfriendly MAC addresses on your network and will also alert you to DHCP requests taking place.

After install AirSnare, update your adapter in the upper left portion of the AirSnare screen. If there are multiple adapters listed, make sure you select your current network adapter. Once you select your adapter right click and select "Start". The AirSnare screen may turn RED as it discovers new unfriendly MAC addresses.

Friendly MAC Address list:

All personal computers on your network, Mac's, PC's, Etc.

All internet connected game consoles (ie: Xbox, PlayStation, etc.)

Your Routers MAC address (there may be a couple, the WAN port, The LAN port and the Wireless port if it is also a Wireless Access Point). This information can usually be found on the Status page or other configuration pages of the router.

Network Printers or Print Server devices

Any Wireless device (Laptop, iPaq, Tablet PC, etc.)

Basically any device that connects to the Internet via your router or Access Point.