Looking for Linux Equivalent Program

[James Finstrom]

looks like this android app does this....

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hogdex.WifiMapMakerFreeWifi
Map maker
DISCLAIMER: Haven't tried it.


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On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:39 PM, James Finstrom <
jfinstrom at rhinoequipment.com> wrote:

> Seems like something easily done in python.  This does require gps so
> thinking it would be better as an android app.
>
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> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Lisa,
>>
>> I did not try it in WINE.  I am just enough of a bigot to look for a pure
>> Linux solution first since I do not have a work project I need to complete.
>>
>> https://github.com/cyberpython/WifiScanAndMap seems to indicate
>> something far from having a polished GUI and looks to be at a significantly
>> lower map resolution (though worth a look if nothing else turns up).
>>
>> The Meraki FAQ (
>> http://meraki.cisco.com/products/wireless/wifi-mapper#faq ) says "A:
>> WiFi Mapper requires Java support and does not currently support Linux."
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> Yep on the corner on the market.  Makes one thonk it could be a great
>> opportunity for a FOSS project.  :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Michael Butash <michael at butash.net>wrote:
>>
>>> I've been working on a wireless project for months, and looked around
>>> for things oss like heatmapping, rtls function, etc, and there's nothing
>>> too well baked to use production-wise aside from some half-baked, minimally
>>> existing projects on sourceforge.
>>>
>>> Seems commercial software like Aruba Airwave, Cisco WLS/Prime, Ekahau,
>>> etc have the lock on things from that perspective.
>>>
>>> -mb
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 06/19/2013 09:00 AM, Dazed_75 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I ran across this article:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.howtogeek.com/**165614/how-to-create-a-wi-fi-**
>>>> heatmap-for-network-analysis-**better-coverage-and-geek-cred-**galore/<http://www.howtogeek.com/165614/how-to-create-a-wi-fi-heatmap-for-network-analysis-better-coverage-and-geek-cred-galore/>
>>>>
>>>> which shows doing a very nifty wifi map of your space.  Unfortunately it
>>>> uses a windows only program from Ekahau called HeatMap.  I did a little
>>>> web searching for a Linux equivalent program but have not found anything
>>>> that included the mapping function.  Does anyone know of one?
>>>>
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