FYI on a mac there is a similar tool stared by in germany called "KisMAC"

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10133/kismac

to check out TCP/IP streams on a mac there is "Eavesdrop"

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16594/eavesdrop

Another utility I have found useful to check out my connect is
"IPNetMonitorX"

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6956/ipnetmonitorx

and there are 'nix ports of Nmap, etc., that can be used on a mac

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16304/xnmap
http://www.istumbler.net/






> 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.
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>> Since macs are getting to be more popular, thought I'd share one USB
>> WiFi
>> device that is worth adding to your toolkit:
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>> www.bearextender.com
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>> 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)
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>> 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).
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> See attachment of screenshot that allows user to accomplish a "site
>> survey" not possible with basic apple hardware/software.
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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."
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