Xiwtool Changelog

What's new in Xiwtool 0.10

Feb 10, 2014
  • This version of xiwtool adds the ability to display multiple MAC addresses for each Access Point and authentication entry.
  • It also has the ability to check lease expiration on connected APs and provides a separate dialog to disconnect from networks.
  • It contains many small user interface additions and ease-of-use improvements.

New in Xiwtool 0.09 (Jan 28, 2014)

  • This version handles network beacon frame overruns more thoroughly, which provides more reliable scanning in crowded environments.
  • Release 0.09 also handles differences between open and authenticated network frames more efficiently, and reduces scanning overhead.

New in Xiwtool 0.08 (Jan 22, 2014)

  • Release 0.08 adds the ability to scan and manage automatic connections to public network WAPs, including managing connections made by other network programs like NetworkManager.
  • This release also adds an installation procedure which can configure the program to give any user wireless network administration privileges, for use on Linux systems which don't use a root account.
  • The program also has internal improvements which provide more reliable scanning and connections in crowded network environments

New in Xiwtool 0.06 (Jan 16, 2014)

  • This version adds more informative error reporting for wireless driver errors, and provides more flexible and reliable configuration of user privileges when installing the program on various Linux distributions.