lswifi is a CLI-centric Wi-Fi scanning tool for Windows that provides more information about nearby Wi-Fi networks than built-in tools (e.g. netsh show wlan networks). Examples include Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), showing security AKMs and ciphers, parsing 802.11 feature set, and more. With capable Wi-Fi adapters, lswifi can detect and show networks in 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands.

> python -m pip install lswifi

Output nearby Wi-Fi networks:

> lswifi

Output nearby Wi-Fi networks that have a detected signal of -60 dBm or stronger:

> lswifi -t -60

Output only networks that match my_ssid:

> lswifi -include my_ssid

Output verbose information (including Information Elements) for BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00:

> lswifi -ies 00:00:00:00:00:00

Print help information:

> lswifi -h

Here is how to upgrade lswifi using pip3 when there is a new version available:

PS C:\Users\josh> where.exe pip3
C:\Users\josh\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts\pip3.exe

PS C:\Users\josh> pip3 install --upgrade lswifi

Check the version installed:

PS C:\Users\josh> lswifi -v

1. What OSes and Python versions are required to run lswifi?
   • Windows 10+ and Python 3.7 are the minimum versions I'm willing to support (subject to change).
2. Can you get add information from radio tap headers?
   • Currently there is not a way to get radio tap headers from Native Wifi wlanapi.h.
3. Do I need to install lswifi in a virtual environment (venv)?
   • Optional and not necessary. lswifi currently has zero third party dependencies.
4. When I run lswifi from my Windows terminal I get an error that says 'lswifi' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.?
   • Make sure the Scripts directory is included in the PATH environment variable and lswifi.exe exists in said folder.
   • Here is an example for how to find the Scripts directory:

C:\Users\josh>python
Python 3.10.4 (tags/v3.10.4:9d38120, Mar 23 2022, 23:13:41) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import os,sys
>>> os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'Scripts')
'C:\\Users\\josh\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\Scripts'

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