Comments on: Script for scanning for available wireless network http://www.mohdshakir.net/2007/02/12/shell-script-for-the-day-scanning-for-available-wireless-network Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shakir http://www.mohdshakir.net/2007/02/12/shell-script-for-the-day-scanning-for-available-wireless-network/comment-page-1#comment-6598 shakir Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:31:50 +0000 /?p=61#comment-6598 That's really minimal, but as I'm using it for site survey (normally just to see the AP list and their signal strength), I need to use "watch" to refresh the output. "iwlist" gives a more detailed output than "wlanconfig" but as I'm using it with "watch", chances are that not all scan results will be displayed in the screen if there are many APs in the area. "wlanconfig's" output is more simplified and can fit in many scan result in one screen. The readability for "wlanconfig's"output is better than iwlist too. I reload the driver since if I don't do that, I'll probably see APs that was in my previous scan's result (though I'm no longer in the area) thus giving false result. I still use programs such as kismet but as what I really need for the survey are primarily AP list and their signal strength (the rest are just bonus), these 2 programs fit my need :) That’s really minimal, but as I’m using it for site survey (normally just to see the AP list and their signal strength), I need to use “watch” to refresh the output. “iwlist” gives a more detailed output than “wlanconfig” but as I’m using it with “watch”, chances are that not all scan results will be displayed in the screen if there are many APs in the area. “wlanconfig’s” output is more simplified and can fit in many scan result in one screen. The readability for “wlanconfig’s”output is better than iwlist too.

I reload the driver since if I don’t do that, I’ll probably see APs that was in my previous scan’s result (though I’m no longer in the area) thus giving false result. I still use programs such as kismet but as what I really need for the survey are primarily AP list and their signal strength (the rest are just bonus), these 2 programs fit my need :)

]]> By: Mohammad Bahathir Hashim http://www.mohdshakir.net/2007/02/12/shell-script-for-the-day-scanning-for-available-wireless-network/comment-page-1#comment-6596 Mohammad Bahathir Hashim Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:31:34 +0000 /?p=61#comment-6596 Actually, the minimalist is # ifconfing ath0 up # iwlist ath0 scan We also can use, a passive scanning, using airodump-ng (aircrack-ng suite) or kismet, for better wifi scanning. Actually, the minimalist is

# ifconfing ath0 up
# iwlist ath0 scan

We also can use, a passive scanning, using airodump-ng (aircrack-ng suite) or kismet, for better wifi scanning.

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