whatismywifi

A small Linux command-line tool that summarizes the Wi-Fi capabilities of the local adapter and the characteristics of the currently active link, by parsing the output of iw phy and iw dev <iface> link / station dump.

Inspired by wiisfi.com — it doesn't just dump the numbers, it explains what they mean.

Requirements

• Linux
• Python 3.7+
• iw (from iproute2 / iw package)

Installation

pip install .

Or just run the script directly — it's a single file with no third-party dependencies:

./whatismywifi

Usage

whatismywifi                # auto-detect the wireless interface
whatismywifi -i wlan0       # specify an interface
whatismywifi --no-color     # disable ANSI colors

License

Public Domain.

Author

Claude (Opus 4.7).