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The wi-fi monitoring tag on WindowsForum.com covers practical discussion of tools and techniques for watching what connects to a wireless network. Recent tagged content examines NetAlertX, a free open-source network scanner that keeps a history of devices seen on Wi-Fi rather than only showing current connections. The discussion centers on running it on Windows 11 through Docker, including the limits that container-based scanning can impose on what the tool can actually detect. For readers interested in home network visibility, unfamiliar device detection, and the tradeoffs of monitoring software on Windows, this tag collects that kind of hands-on experience.
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    NetAlertX Tracks Wi-Fi Device History: Windows 11 Docker Scanning Limits

    The core of this story is simple. Your router can tell you who is on your Wi-Fi right now. It can't tell you who was on it last Tuesday. MakeUseOf writer Oluwaseun Bamisile says the free, open-source NetAlertX fills that gap. He ran it on a Windows 11 laptop through Docker and reports finding...