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HW070: Better Understand Your Network Performance with NetViews

Feb 3, 2026
Bill Bushong, creator of NetViews and co-founder of Guyver Networks, is a wireless networking and troubleshooting expert. He explains why he built NetViews and what its dashboard reveals. Short segments cover interface handling, continuous logging for intermittent issues, correlating signal to conferencing performance, and how NetViews fits into a technician’s toolkit.
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INSIGHT

Single Dashboard Reveals Client And Network Health

  • NetViews combines deep Wi‑Fi metrics and broader network health into a single dashboard.
  • It reveals DNS, DHCP, interference, and AP quality that simple signal meters miss.
INSIGHT

Reveal Which Interface macOS Chooses

  • NetViews exposes which interface macOS is actually using and why it switched.
  • That visibility prevents misdirected troubleshooting when multiple NICs, VPNs, or virtual adapters exist.
ADVICE

Check Network Priority In Routes View

  • Check NetViews' routing table to see network service order and change settings if needed.
  • Use its route view to find which hardware and interface have priority.
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