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Author: Stephen
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Subject: Re: Looking for Linux Equivalent Program
WiFi analyzer is an awesome tool. Also with virtualbox you can connect a
network device directly to your VM.
On Jun 19, 2013 8:12 PM, "Lyle Tuttle" <> wrote:

> This "might" be better after looking at the comments...I use it, and it
> does not "map", but does tell me what is available and how strong the
> signal is, and the SSID:
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mYXJwcm9jLndpZmkuYW5hbHl6ZXIiXQ..
>
> At 03:43 PM 6/19/2013, James Finstrom wrote:
>
> looks like this android app does this....
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hogdex.WifiMapMakerFreeWifi Map makerÂ
> DISCLAIMER: Haven't tried it.
>
>
>
> *ಠ_ಠ*
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:39 PM, James Finstrom <>
> wrote:
> Seems like something easily done in python. Â This does require gps so
> thinking it would be better as an android app.
>
> James Finstrom
> Rhino Equipment
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>
>
>
> *ಠ_ಠ*
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Dazed_75 <> 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. :)
>
>
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> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Michael Butash <>
> 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/
>
> which shows doing a very nifty wifi map of your space. Â Unfortunately it
> uses a windows only program from Ekahau called HeatMap. Â I did a little
> web searching for a Linux equivalent program but have not found anything
> that included the mapping function. Â Does anyone know of one?
>
> --
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