Articles tagged with "troubleshooting"

Why Does Wi-Fi Scanner Display the Wrong Connection Standard?

Mar 11, 2025

Some Wi-Fi Scanner users encounter an issue where the software shows an outdated Wi-Fi standard (e.g., 802.11g) instead of the current one (e.g., 802.11ax, also known as Wi-Fi 6). This article explains the cause of the problem and suggests solutions. Read more 


Resolving the Issue of Missing Wi-Fi Networks in Wi-Fi Scanner

Jan 21, 2025

If you encounter a situation where Wi-Fi networks or current connection properties are not displayed in the Wi-Fi Scanner application, it may be due to changes in Windows security policies introduced in October 2023. These changes impact how applications access Wi-Fi network information. Read more 


Using LizardSystems WiFi Scanner for Network Administrators and IT Professionals

Apr 25, 2023

LizardSystems WiFi Scanner is a powerful tool that provides detailed information on WiFi networks, making it an essential tool for network administrators and IT professionals. In this technical guide, we will explore the various features of LizardSystems WiFi Scanner, including its ability to scan both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, detect security protocols, display signal strength, channel number, and channel width of each network. We will also discuss various tasks that can be performed using LizardSystems WiFi Scanner, such as monitoring signal strength, troubleshooting connection issues, and analyzing extended information about access points. Finally, we will look at common problems that LizardSystems WiFi Scanner can solve, such as poor network performance, security issues, and interference issues. With its advanced features and user-friendly interface, LizardSystems WiFi Scanner is a valuable tool for network administration and IT tasks. Read more 


Unable to detect/find any wireless networks in range

Apr 22, 2020

Wi-Fi Scanner is unable to detect any wireless networks in range. Wireless networks cannot be displayed because auto configuration has been disabled on the interface. Read more 


Troubleshooting monitoring issues for performance counters

Mar 19, 2018

Terminal Services Manager uses WTS API, but utilizes Perfmon counters for monitoring CPU usage and Available Memory. If you have empty value for CPU usage and Available Memory, but the rest of your data is stable, then it is likely there is an issue with Perfmon on the monitored server. Read more 


Network Command-line Utilities

Jul 25, 2017

These utilities must be run at the prompt of the Cmd.exe command interpreter. To open Command Prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. TCP/IP utilities offer network connections to other computers, such as UNIX workstations. You must have the TCP/IP network protocol installed to use the TCP/IP utilities. Read more 


Pinging from PowerShell

Jul 25, 2017

This article represents using ping from PowerShell. PowerShell is a new command-line/scripting environment from Microsoft. Further there will be some other articles about using PowerShell in network administration. Read more 


WMI Troubleshooting

Jul 24, 2017

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the management technology for Windows based systems. Remote Process Explorer uses WMI for enumerating processes on the remote server. You can use WBEMTest to troubleshoot Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). WBEMTest is included on every computer that has WMI installed. Read more