Get to know what wireless devices are out there by browsing through the MetaGeek Recordings Library. View by clicking and dragging the mouse, enlarge an image by clicking on it. You can download the actual recording by clicking the icon in the top right corner of each image. This will take you to the Wi-Spy Recording page. From there you can download the recording, and test it out on your local machine running Chanalyzer.

Chanalyzer v2.0 Recordings

Requires Chanalyzer 2.0 software available here

• Wi-Fi file transfer - This is just a Wi-Fi file transfer.
• Wi-Fi download on channel 1 with a microwave oven - This recording shows a Wi-Fi download starting on channel 1 and then a microwave oven turning on for 1 minute. The microwave oven appears to cause some retransmissions, but does not stop the Wi-Fi download.
• Wi-Fi download on channel 11 with a microwave oven - This recording shows the same situation as the previous recording, except that the Wi-Fi link has moved to channel 11. This time when the microwave oven turns on for 1 minute the connection is completely stalled until about 20 seconds after the microwave stops (however the connection did not drop).
• Multiple overlapping networks - This is a recording from our office. We're in a building with about a dozen small startup companies, so there are multiple Wi-Fi access points on overlapping channels.
• A couple very busy Wi-Fi networks - This recording is also from our office.
• Recording of Ryan's drive to work - I put the laptop on my passenger seat and took a recording of my drive to work.
• Uniden cordless phone and a Wi-Fi Network on channel 2 - This is a recording that Brian did at home while he was trying to stop the cordless phone from interfering with his Wi-Fi. The phone changes channels a few times when he pressed the channel button on the phone.

Wi-Spy v1.0 Recordings

Requires Wi-Spy 1.0 software available here

• Microwave Oven
• GE Microwave Oven
• Wi-Fi download at normal power
• Wi-Fi download at maximum power (using Sveasoft firmware on the router)
• Netgear Rangemax 240
• Wi-Fi streaming audio (iTunes radio)
• Panasonic cordless phone
• Siemens frequency hopping cordless phone

Utilities

• Perl script to convert wsr -> csv - convert Chanalyzer v2.0 recordings to Wi-Spy v1.0