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Software:
- NetStumbler.com, for the
NetStumbler and MiniStumbler utilities.
- APSniff, a very simple
wardriving utility for Windows 2000 only. It supports Prism2 802.11b
PC cards like the D-Link DWL-650 (not +!) and the Linksys WPC-11.
- Aerosol,
a simple wardriving utility for Windows that supports some USB client
adapters, including Linksys WUSB11. Good device support, fairly minimal
feature set. Requires a protocol driver like WinPCap.
- Kismet is probably the
most commonly used wardriving utility for Linux. It works in monitor
mode and can detect APs whether or not their broadcast beacons are operating.
- AirTraf,
a curses-based (i.e., text mode) wardriving utility for Linux. A CD-bootable
version for Windows users is promised; this will boot into Linux without
affecting the underlying system. Not available yet.
- DStumbler is part of BSD-Airtools, and is a curses-based wardriving utility for
BSD Unix.
- MacStumbler is similarly
the leading utility for the Mac. OS/X only, and so far requires AirPort
wireless hardware.
- KisMAC is a wardriving utility for Mac OS/X that works in monitor mode (like
Kismet, its only relationship thereto) and can detect APs that have
their beacons disabled.
- PocketWarrior for PocketPC supports Prism-based clients cards on the PocketPC platform.
Theoretically works with any NDIS 5.1-compatible Prism driver, but it's
always best to check the list of supported cards.
- WarLinux,
a CD-bootable version of Linux created specifically for wireless auditing.
I haven't used it yet but it's a promising idea: Configure Linux with
all the machinery already in place for wireless network auditing.
- Warglue is a suite
of console (text-mode) utilities for converting among the three major
wardriving logfile formats: NS1, (NetStumbler) Kismet, and Wiscan. Warglue
also contains a utility for knocking out defective GPS coordinates from
a logfile.
Several other pertinent utilities exist (see the Wardriving Software List ) but the ones
listed above are the main ones.
Links:
- Wardrive.net is by considerable margin the biggest and best collection of wardriving and Wi-Fi security links out there. The page includes pertinent Usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, and print books. Highly recommended.
- Wardriving Links
Hardware:
- My personal favourite source for wardriving hardware (antennas and
connectors, primarily) is Fleeman,
Anderson, and Bird. (FAB, to insiders.) They sell goods related
to Wi-Fi generally, but have paid special attention to the sorts of
things wardrivers use. Their omnidirectional mag-mount antenna beats
anything I myself have ever tried, including Pringle's and various tin-can
antennas. They also sell every conceivable type of pigtail, silver-plated
coaxial connectors, and microwave-capable coaxial cable.
- Hyperlink Technologies is another major dealer in Wi-Fi hardware that I've heard good things
about, though I've not used them personally. Great prices, broad selection,
including the best deal I've seen on a 24 dBi grid parabolic. (They
don't lean as much toward wardriving gear as FAB.
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- Don't miss Blackwave's "Wardriving Is Not A Crime" T-shirt.
- CafePress has a
large selection of wardriving stuff, including mugs, caps, T-shirts,
teddy bears, barbecue aprons and—egad—women's thong panties.
- HackerStickers.com has
"Wardriver" and "MacStumbler" bumper stickers and
a Church of Wi-Fi "fish" sticker.
- "Wardriver" stickers for the back window of your vehicle—or the back of your
laptop. Vinyl.
- WiFiDesign has PocketPC themes
for wardriving, and a bunch of Windows wallpaper bitmaps, some of which
are absolutely hilarious. ("Cable. Eat it.")
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