>It would be Really Neat (I'm sure it's Neat software now :) if there could >be a version that didn't need Airport drivers. > >Last I looked (a couple months ago) there still weren't any "stumbler" apps >that would work with just the plain old Lucent drivers (as I have to use on >my 1400). Why is Airport chosen by authors? It only installs on a subset >of wireless-capable macs.
Yeah, it WOULD be really Neat(TM) to make a version that doesn't require AirPort drivers... ;-) The reason I use AirPort (and why AP Scanner does too) is because Apple makes it really easy to get the information. That is, the AirPort software has an interface that allows you to gather info from the system about available networks that is super easy to access. If you have AppleScript's Script Editor, choose "Open Dictionary..." on the AirPort Scripting Addition file. Basically, all my app (and AP Scanner) does is to add a nice GUI on top of that raw info. Lucent's drivers for the WaveLAN aren't as nice in this regard. I suppose that at some level it would be possible (maybe with some Toolbox calls) to dig into the data that the card gives up without using AirPort, but AirPort makes it easy. I'm a novice to intermediate skill level programmer (most of what I know is only useful if you are doing numerical stuff - that's my physics background coming out), so at the moment this is beyond me. But I promise to look into it! Maybe in the future I can put out a 190/5300/1400 compatible version... ;-) Honestly, though, it won't be for a while. >BTW I'm not sure if that URL is valid, but http://homepage.mac.com/alk gets >you close enough :) Yeah, the URL you are looking for is <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/> > >Brian Lucent's drivers work well enough, but they kinda suck. Keep your eyes peeled, though - I'm sure someone more tallented than I will bring something out sooner or later. And in the meantime, I'm working on some other network utils that might be useful (PING, DNS lookups, ARP/RARP, and some other network utility stuff) and which do not require AirPort... Thanks for the input though! Peace, Drew -- <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "There are of course many problems connected with life, of which some of the most popular are `Why are people born?' `Why do they die?' `Why do they spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches?'" -- Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
