ahhhhh.... it's just that the linux guys haven't seen this as a useful
application.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Dazed_75 <
lthielster@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like all the alternatives proposed so far do a poor job of mapping
> and most are totally useless for mapping coverage in an office or home
> which was the focus for the Windows application originally named. Maybe
> there is more than one use for Windows after all :)
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:43 PM, James Finstrom <
> jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> ಠ_ಠ **
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:39 PM, James Finstrom <
>> jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Seems like something easily done in python. This does require gps so
>>> thinking it would be better as an android app.
>>>
>>> James Finstrom
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>>>
>>> ಠ_ಠ **
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster@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@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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