since Apple is unix based, you can [maybe] also use Kismet, right? linux is general has a ton of wifi tools, you just need to use supported HW.
On 7/9/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. USB Wifi device worth adding to your toolkit ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:51:49 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [SCFN] USB Wifi device worth adding to your toolkit > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Since macs are getting to be more popular, thought I'd share one USB WiFi > device that is worth adding to your toolkit: > > www.bearextender.com > > Basically the "802.11" apple branded airport cards in mac products are not > the greatest, for example in my old iBook for example the radio Output > Power: 32 mW (15 dBm) > > To pick up WiFi in the golden Hill network on a consistent basis, the > built in WiFi in apple products isn't the greatest, the D-Link 810+ > ethernet bridge Michael hacked worked great but had problems when the > various nodes in the network didn't have have a way to connect to the > network (i.e. a nearby meraki AP had a strong signal, but didn't have a > direct cable/DSL feed). > > To get around the limitations of the weak radio and apple "software" > issues that make it difficult to select an access point within the GH > network that might not have the strongest signal, but has a direct > cable/DSL feed, can be fixed with a high powered (700 mW) "bear extender" > USB radio/software. > > The software user interface for the USB bear extender, isn't all that > polished when compared the steve jobs approved mac OS which limits user > choices. But any WiFi geek using a mac, the bear extender I a worth while > purchase, because it has a radio that is a magnitude more powerful than > apple's WifI branded "airport" and software that allows a user to pick > which AP they want to connect to. > > See attachment of screenshot that allows user to accomplish a "site > survey" not possible with basic apple hardware/software. > > ben > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > DISCLAIMER: This is your last chance. After this, > there is no turning back. You take the blue pill > - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and > believe whatever you want to believe. You take > the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and > I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. > > http://phaster.com/_peak/_peak_expectations.html > > P.S. during an economic crisis, isn't it > comforting to know that "For every economist, > there exists an equal and opposite economist." > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: bear_extender_wireless_utility.gif > Type: image/gif > Size: 58004 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://socalfreenet.org/pipermail/discuss_socalfreenet.org/attachments/20100709/b17aa541/attachment.gif> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List > To unsubscribe, please visit: > http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org > > End of Discuss Digest, Vol 64, Issue 1 > ************************************** > _______________________________________________ SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List To unsubscribe, please visit: http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org
