[kwlug disc.] detecting wireless

[Peter McAlpine]

If you're interested in scanning WLAN traffic far and away the best  
way to do it is to use kismet:
http://www.kismetwireless.net/

If you have the appropriate (GPS) hardware you can even use it to map  
where the signal is coming from.

-Peter

On 5-Mar-07, at 11:14 AM, Oksana Goertzen wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> In my neighbourhood someone has setup their wireless to operate on  
> the same frequency as my home network.  I can see the other  
> wireless network (and occasionally one other) if if I do a scan of  
> available networks from a workstation.  We also have cordless  
> phones in the house set up on a different channel than our  
> wireless.  I'm trying a number of channels to see what's available  
> in order to get our wireless working consistently.  How can I tell  
> what's available?  I'm thinking someone else might also have  
> cordless phones that are interfering with our signal.
>
> Thanks!  Oksana
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