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. > > 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 > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DISCLAIMER: This is your last chance. 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