wifi-strength is a simple yet effective tool for measuring the signal strength of your WiFi connection in real-time. It provides not only the raw dBm values but also categorizes the strength and compares it with a benchmark.
- Displays the current WiFi signal strength in dBm.
- Categorizes the signal strength into different levels like Excellent, Strong, Reliable, etc.
- Calculates how many times weaker the current signal is compared to a -30 dBm signal.
- Provides real-time updates every second.
- Clone this repository to your local machine.
- Navigate to the
wifi-strengthdirectory. - Run the tool using:
python measure.py
- The output will be displayed in your terminal. Press Ctrl-C to stop the measurement.
The tool prints the WiFi signal strength along with its category and the weakness ratio compared to -30 dBm. The format is:
<signal_strength> dBm <category>, <weakness_ratio>
For example:
-67 dBm Not good, web, e-mail only, 2.00 times weaker than -30 dBm
- Python 3
- macOS or Linux
- iw on Linux (see https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw)
Jiri Knesl jiri@flexiana.com Jame Ender (https://github.com/JameEnder)
This project is licensed under the MIT License.