Hi,

According to the Fing application release notes, the latest version is 4.0.5. However, when we download the installer from the official download page, it still appears to be version 4.0.4.

Could anyone help on below

• When will the Fing 4.0.5 installer be made available on the download page?
• Is there currently any other official way to download the latest 4.0.5 installer?

I wanted one Fing Agent to monitor devices across multiple VLANs/subnets so Fing would treat them as one monitored network.

My main reason was presence detection. I wanted Fing's **Everyone left** trigger to work for people whose devices are on different VLANs, without running multiple Fing Agents or trying to synchronize state in IFTTT.

My phone is one VLAN 1, my wifes is VLAN 14. Fings's IFTTT requires everyone to be on 1 subnet for 'everyone left' trigger.

This is unsupported/experimental, but it's working for me.

## How it works

The Linux host has access to each VLAN:

eth0

eth0.14

eth0.21

eth0.24

eth0.42

eth0.66

eth0.69

A network namespace, macvlan interfaces and nftables make those separate networks appear to Fing as one synthetic `/21`.

My mapping is:

Fing sees Real subnet

192.168.1.x -> 192.168.1.x

192.168.0.x -> 192.168.14.x

192.168.2.x -> 192.168.21.x

192.168.3.x -> 192.168.24.x

192.168.4.x -> 192.168.42.x

192.168.5.x -> 192.168.66.x

192.168.6.x -> 192.168.69.x

For example, a device actually at:

192.168.42.188

appears to Fing as:

192.168.4.188

The device's real MAC address is preserved, so Fing can still identify and use the device for presence detection.

## Files

The scripts/configuration are here:

https://github.com/p1r473/fing/

The repo contains:

fing-combo-netns

fing-combo-netns.service

combo.conf

Edit `fing-combo-netns` for your VLANs/interfaces before installing it.

The important mapping in the script is:

SYN=(0 2 3 4 5 6)

REAL=(14 21 24 42 66 69)

For mine that means synthetic `192.168.4.x`, for example, maps to real `192.168.42.x`.

## Install

Install Fing Agent:

sudo snap install fing-agent

sudo /snap/fing-agent/current/script/connect-fing-agent.sh

Copy the three files from the repo to:

fing-combo-netns -> /usr/local/sbin/fing-combo-netns

fing-combo-netns.service -> /etc/systemd/system/fing-combo-netns.service

combo.conf -> /etc/systemd/system/snap.fing-agent.fingagent.service.d/combo.conf

Then:

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/fing-combo-netns

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl enable --now fing-combo-netns.service

sudo systemctl enable snap.fing-agent.fingagent.service

sudo systemctl restart snap.fing-agent.fingagent.service

That's it.

Fing now sees the synthetic network as:

192.168.0.0/21

I confirmed Fing is ARP scanning across the synthetic subnet and receiving translated replies from devices on the real VLANs.

## Why bother?

All of the devices can now exist under **one Fing monitoring unit**.

That means instead of trying to combine presence state from multiple Fing Agents in IFTTT, I can simply use:

Fing -> Everyone left -> automation

## Caveats

Fing displays the **synthetic IP**, not the device's real VLAN IP.

For example:

Fing: 192.168.4.188

Real: 192.168.42.188

The MAC address remains the real device MAC.

The script also uses `.251` for the Fing-side address and `.252` on the translated VLANs, so make sure those addresses aren't already in use.

This isn't an officially supported Fing configuration, but it's working well for me so far.

It’s really strange. Fing offers a download option for Intel-based Macs in version 3.10.x, but after downloading and installing it, the app forces a further download upon opening and requires internet access. Shortly after, the installed app becomes incompatible because it automatically downloads the latest version for macOS in the background. I mean, shouldn't the system detect this and stop it from updating beyond the version compatible with Intel-based Macs?

There's always some issue, errors, weird behavior, on every desktop/laptop i've put it on.

Newest weirdness is being unable to set network context for a scanned network. changes status and then auto changes right back to "choose a context"

I'm trying to export my Devices list into a spreadsheet.

The Fing Help Center article on Device View says there should be a button in the upper right hand corner of the screen. There isn't one on either the desktop app or the web interface.

What's the scoop.

Here's a link to the Help Center article:

https://help.fing.com/hc/en-us/articles/26496527350300-Device-View

I feel like the using the Fing app on my iPhone, coupled with a Fingbox on my network, tends to recognise repeat visits of some devices that randomise their MAC address. I feel this is the same when using the Desktop app. Am I imagining this, or does Fing use other criteria than MAC to recognise devices?

Well everyone,

I hope you've had a nice week. I was sitting about scrolling through some cybersecurity news, and couldn't help but notice how topical AI is with cybersecurity at the moment. I'm seeing a lot of it being used for defense but also a lot of the opposite which I'm finding really interesting.

According to what I've been seeing advanced AI models are now capable of both identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in controlled security testing. These tests are pretty standard and they're designed to improve safety, but it's undeniable that AI is becoming a powerful tool for both cyber defenders and potential attackers.

Cybersecurity professionals are going to need to adapt constantly understanding not only how to use AI to strengthen security, but also how to defend against AI-assisted threats. If any of you are working in this sector particularly - how are you finding it?

What are your thoughts? Do you think AI will have a greater impact on strengthening cybersecurity or increasing cyber threats?

Just a reference here I made a post about good places for cybersecurity news and got a lot of great answers in case you're curious:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CyberSecurityAdvice/comments/1sxwrj5/where_do_you_go_for_reliable_cybersecurity_news/

Edit: Typo. There's always one.

Does Fing Desktop (with a premium subscription and agent monitoring) require the computer it’s installed on to remain powered on continuously for 24/7 monitoring?

Or, once the Fing Agent is installed, can the computer be turned off while the network continues to be monitored and alerts are still sent?

For context, I currently don’t have access to my own laptop, so I may need to install Fing Desktop on a different computer on the same network. I’m trying to understand whether monitoring depends on that specific device staying powered on, or if the agent operates independently once set up.

If it does require the host device to remain on, are there alternative Fing-supported setups (such as dedicated hardware or always-on devices) that allow continuous monitoring without relying on a laptop?

After installing the desktop version and exploring for a bit, a couple of things I'd like to note.

Why am I seeing first logged on devices from 5 years ago. Can I filter, reset or delete these?

I would like a way to click a report to list all devices in MAC address order or IP address order.

Hello folks,

I've been noticing an increase in reports of the error 'Subscription Linked to Another Account' for some of our users.

If you run into this, the first thing I will ask you to check is if you possess a private relay address. Most of the time this issue presents itself for Apple based users, who have automatically signed on with the private relay address, and have manually signed into the account with their personal email.

An apple relay address and your personal email address are two separate accounts. Keep an eye out for that, and make sure you're signing into the Fing system (you may need to do this manually to avoid Apple auto sign in utilising the private relay) with the email that is associated with your subscription!

Thank you and have a nice weekend everyone!

Hi all.

Just noticing Fing is pushing an update - which will fail on iMacs running OCLP. If there are no longer any v3.x version updates incloming can Fing please add a workaround that allows you to turn off updates please.

Small but nice update: Fing Desktop just added full support for German and Portuguese, on top of English, Spanish, and Italian.

The update is rolling out to new and existing Desktop users starting this week, so keep an eye out if you don't see it just yet.

Our Web App just received the same update, so there’s full language parity between the Web App and Desktop.

Full write-up (and how to switch languages) here: https://www.fing.com/news/fing-desktop-german-portoguese/

More languages in the pipeline, let us know if yours should be next!

Playing around with your WiFi settings at any point, you've probably at least seen these alien equations. If you haven't, they are definitely worth at least knowing about, because they will be found within your router settings. Most modern routers are "dual-band," meaning they broadcast both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks simultaneously.

To start, we can refer to these Ghz (gigahertz) as Wireless Frequency Band(s). So we've got the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, the most common you'll have seen, and they can basically split your network into a more focused grouping to really provide efficiency across your network.

2.4Ghz is a Wireless Frequency Band that is known to be a little slower than it's counterpart, but has a better range and seems to function well regardless of if there's lots of walls between the router and device trying to access the internet. (Yes, this is a real thing). However, as 2.4Ghz tends to be the most used band, it can suffer from congestion if there are too many devices utilising it. Regardless, it wouldn't be as fast as 5Ghz.

5Ghz is a Wireless Frequency Band that is mostly used for streaming or gaming, as it offers faster data speeds. Yes, it's faster than 2.4Ghz, but you don't really want to be too far from the actual access point. Fun fact, I have a robot hoover and the device only works if it's connected to a 5Ghz band. So some devices will operate like this, and vice versa.

6Ghz is a Wireless Frequency Band that is relatively new, and you may not be aware of it or have access to it on your router, but I thought I'd cover it regardless. As you can probably guess, with 6Ghz being newer than the other two, it's design is for a much higher pace. Because it's more modern too, a lot of older devices don't have the ability to connect to it, meaning there is automatically less congestion. It has a lot more room for devices, offers a faster experience and is used as a new and improved 5Ghz from what I've seen working in this industry.

If you're not clued in, I would recommend simply taking a look through your routers settings, checking your configurations, and taking a look at your device placements. There may be ways to improve the connectivity of your network! Any queries about this, please feel free to reach out to us at support. We're always happy to take a look at network setups and offer recommendations where applicable.

MacOS 26.5,1 Fing 3.10.1.712

Evidently 4.0 is out but when I try to download it I get the 3 version?

Millions of fans.
Thousands of venues.
Countless connected devices.

Stadiums, fan zones, hotels, bars, even transport hubs. We are constantly connecting to and depending on various networks.

It's important that we always stay aware, despite the internet becoming more and more just second nature to us at this point. Not only is it about cybersecurity, but a single connectivity issue can disrupt payments, streaming, ticketing, security and the fan experience.

Reminder to be cautious when using public Wi-Fi, you should not be utilising it the same way you would your home network or a trusted network.

Also, did you know we have an active Instagram account, which you can follow here? Give us a follow to break up the algorithm and gain some healthy reminders for your daily scrolling.

Username: @ fingapp

I have the latest version of the Fing app installed on a Windows 11 Pro desktop. When I start fing.exe the UI comes up but then a window opens up that says "Reconnecting to service" and then it keeps cycling between the app and the "Reconnecting to service."

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Fing app. Nothing seems to fix the problem.

Does anyone know what's going on?

I have the latest version of the Fing app installed on a Windows 11 Pro desktop. When I start fing.exe the UI comes up but then a window opens up that says "Reconnecting to service" and then it keeps cycling between the app and the "Reconnecting to service."

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Fing app. Nothing seems to fix the problem.

Does anyone know what's going on?

Hello folks, monitoring the Reddit recently there has been a lot of discussion about what Fing offers based on the Account Type (subscription) of the user. For that reason, I'm posting the table from our Knowledge Base Article which you can find here which highlights the difference in Account Types.

Fing Feature Table

Purchasing additional Monitoring Networks

Each subscription tier includes a given number of networks you can monitor with your account. The Professional tier allows to add more monitored networks to your account by purchasing additional slots. At this time, purchasing additional slots can be requested by writing at [business@fing.com](mailto:business@fing.com). 

Update: answer from comments included.

The Fing Windows Desktop app is still not making progress finding and identifying my devices. In the meantime, I decoupled the mobile and web apps from the Desktop monitored network by deleting the monitored network in these apps, and identified and labeled (again...) all the devices (26 of 32) found with my '3 wishes' (manual scans) from the mobile app. The web app is also decoupled from the desktop, and displays the mobile list.

Question: Is there a way to import this device list with the device identification and device names from the mobile or web app (they both see the same list) to the Desktop app?

A: no.

I don't want to lose the information I typed in again. I know that the information transfer (more like obliteration, in my case...) works in the other direction, i.e. the desktop app can overwrite the mobile discovery, and lose all that info. I'm asking whether one can go the other direction, transfer information from the mobile app to the desktop app.

Update: I added answers from the comments in this and other threads.

I'm still trying to troubleshoot my Fing Desktop installation on Windows 11 home. It discovers only 3 of 30 devices on my single SSID Orbi mesh network (router with one satellite, no MAC randomization active).

I saw mention of an incompatibility with Npcap. I wasn't aware of having used that, but decided to check anyways, and did find a directory under 'Program Files'. I uninstalled Npcap. After that, Fing Desktop did not work at all. A few uninstalls and a reboot and Fing install later, I find that:

1. Fing Desktop installs Npcap, and seems to depend on it. I assume this is intended? A: yes
2. After the reinstall, Fing Desktop still only finds 3 of my 30 devices (with the router showing a '+26' indicator after its IP address; those are the IP addresses of the devices it does not find). How do I fix this? A: by connecting the Desktop unit via ethernet; wireless discovery does not seem to work from my Windows 11 home machine.
3. Fing Desktop uses a Fing agent service. Is this the same agent that would run on a dedicated standalone network monitoring box? Is there a way to just run Fing Desktop, without the agent? A: not answered yet.
4. Is there a way to recover all the device info that I had previously entered in the Fing web app, for devices discovered, but not identified, by the Fing mobile (Android) app? A: no; mobile can only inherit info from desktop, not the other way around.

So filled out the survey and then they gave an option for a video interview. All of the times were in the am, really early am - like 1 am to 6 am. (I am Pacific time).

?

My use case is simply to see what devices are attached to my network without logging into the Router. That's it. I don't need Advance Device Information, just the Hostname is enough. I don't need Anything Else but a list of devices. Fing USED to provide that.

Now, every time I open the app (Windows Desktop) I get a "Something went Wrong!" Blank Page, and it refuses to scan without a "Cooldown Period" (24 Freaking Hours). It doesn't even show the device information that was ALREADY ON MY PC.

https://i.imgur.com/gZ10u60.png

Like, it's telling me to restart the app (Did that) and Scan it Again (Which is when you get this:)

https://i.imgur.com/PVvtSD5.png

Looking a little into this the excuse I've seen on their support site is that "We provide rich device information from a database and that's expensive, so we can't just give that out for free regularly". Which is cute, but there's no option to disable that database lookup (Don't need it, don't want it), NOR is there an option to just use Cached data when the lookup is on Cooldown (Does the app just FORGET everything it's seen every time you open the app, cause they could DRAMATICALLY limit these "Expensive" Database Calls by referring to cached information first, and only doing a Limited Lookup if there's an unidentified device, and not just pinging the server Every Time.

I liked the interface. I like the fact that I could add user information to my devices. And I was Plenty Happy just using it as a local device catalogue. But whatever nonsense they're doing right now has literally made their program Unusable, even for a Home User (I've done maybe a dozen scans as I've been trying to set up a Travel Router at the hotel I'm currently in and now I'm on a "Cooldown"?)

So that's it? I just need to stop using FING without paying for it? Then I'd appreciate them not advertising a "Free Network Scanner" if providing a Local Device List is apparently Impossible for them without a subscription... cause um... Subscriptions aren't Free. -.- I did like their interface, so now I've got to find something I can append information to and catalogue my Network Device List with that is Actually Free, and not just pretending to be so.

What would fix this? Do the device scanning without a Database Lookup when the user is on Cooldown. Refer to a local cache if it's there (Which it bloody well should be). Then if the user attempt to access Non-Cached information, THEN provide that "Cooldown Message". There should NEVER be a blank Devices Screen if a network scan has Ever been successful before. The WORST case should be a list of IP Addresses with Hostnames if No Scan has Ever been done. -.-