Home Network & IoT
wavemon / iw / iwlist
Live Wi-Fi signal, channel, and scan utilities for site surveys.
Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.
When
Optimizing home AP placement and spotting neighboring channel congestion.
How
Run wavemon ncurses UI; scan SSIDs with iw; note channel width/overlap.
Why
RF hygiene improves both security visibility and performance.
Commands & usage
sudo wavemon
iw dev wlan0 scan | less
iwlist wlan0 scanning
iw dev
Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.
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