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Troubleshoot your wifi without lifting a finger!\n\nAdditional options:\n- Suggest a better, less congested channel\n- MAC address/BSSID lookups of neighbors - Useful when troubleshooting rogue access points or evil twin attacks\n- MAC address caching - No need to pull lookups from the internet when most neighboring routers are likely static\n- Enterprise access point lookup - Useful when you have several access points with the same SSID; reference a list of BSSIDs and easily set custom identifiers (see 'Full Detail' screenshot)\n\n***\n### Better Channel Suggestion\n![Better wifi channel suggestion](img/better-channel-suggestion.png)\n\n### Full Detail\n![Wifi channel warning - SSID, BSSID \u0026 Access Point Names](img/full-detail.png)\n\n### Without Custom Access Point Lookups\n![Wifi channel warning - SSID, BSSID \u0026 Access Point Names](img/without-ap.png)\n\n### Minimum Detail\n![Wifi channel warning - minimum detail](img/min-detail.png)\n***\n\n## Installation\nThis script can be cloned and run manually, or added as a service that runs on a scheduled interval.\n\nSee [detailed install instructions](https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher/wiki/Installing) for built-in systemd user service options (no sudo/root needed).\n\n- After installing [dependencies](https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher/wiki/Installing) (most Gnome users may already have them), clone the repo to a directory on your hard drive.\n\n  ```bash\n  git clone https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher.git\n  ```\n\n    That's it.\n\n  You can manually run the script any time via command-line:\n  ```bash\n  /your/directory/path/to/wifi-channel-watcher/channel-watch\n  ```\n\n## Upgrading\nIf you previously cloned this repo (prior to the version(s) mentioned, you'll have to add the new config variables to `~/.config/wifi-channel-watcher/config.conf` in order for your existing config to be read by the script.\n\n*You can also simply delete the folder: `~/.config/wifi-channel-watcher` and re-run the script to re-initialize setup (wipe existing config) to take effect, also.*\n\n**Prior to v1.3.0**\n- Add the following to your `~/.config/wifi-channel-watcher/config.conf` file:\n  ```bash\n  CHANNELS_5G=\"36|40|44|48|149|153|157\"\n  IGNORE_5G=\"1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|52|56|60|64|100|104|108|112|116|120|124|128|132|136|140|38|46|54|62|102|110|118|126|134|134|142|151|159|42|58|106|122|138|155|161|165\"\n  CHANNELS_2G=\"1|6|11\"\n  IGNORE_2G=\"2|3|4|5|7|8|9|10|12|13|14|16|36|40|44|48|149|153|157|161|165|52|56|60|64|100|104|108|112|116|120|124|128|132|136|140|38|46|54|62|102|110|118|126|134|134|142|151|159|42|58|106|122|138|155\"\n  ```\n  These options move the channel selections from being hardcoded, to give the user greater control over what channels are considered or ignored.\n  - See the [Customizing wiki](https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher/wiki/Customizing) for more detail and [Channel suggestions wiki](https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher/wiki/Channel-Suggestions) to find the best channel assessments for your environment.\n\n**Prior to v1.2.0**\n- Add the v1.3.0 changes above\n- Add the new `THRESHOLD` variable to your `~/.config/wifi-channel-watcher/config.conf` file:\n  ```bash\n  THRESHOLD=\"1\"\n  ```\n  Threshold is the *greater than or equal to* value, for how many are on your channel (excluding you) before you get a notification.\n\n## Customizing\nAll customizations are optional, in most cases, the script will work out of the box.\n\n  - **Detailed customizing options:** [Customizing wiki](https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher/wiki/Customizing)\n  - **Optionally install as a systemd user service** [Installation wiki](https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher/wiki/Installing)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fangela-d%2Fwifi-channel-watcher","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fangela-d%2Fwifi-channel-watcher","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fangela-d%2Fwifi-channel-watcher/lists"}