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DESCRIPTION
MacStumbler is a small utility to emulate the functionality of projects like netstumbler, bsd-airtools, and kismet. It's meant purely for educational or auditing purposes, although many people enjoy using these types of programs to check out how many WiFi (wireless) networks are in their area, usually known as "war driving".

MacStumbler only works with AirPort wireless cards, it does not (yet) work with any PCMCIA or USB wireless devices.

To enhance the scanning results, many wardrivers like to use external antennas to increase the range. The new iBooks and Titanium PowerBooks both contain an antenna built into the screen (which can provide much better range than standard PCMCIA cards by themselves). This built-in antenna is directional, I find my iBook gets the best signal when the screen is facing away from the access point.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.75b:
  • Improved interface
  • GPS support
  • wi-scan format
  • Fixed "Unexpectedly quit" bug
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS 10.1 or later.

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Developer:Korben
Downloads:65,532
  - Version d/l:42,935
Internet:Internet Utilities
License:Free
Date:14 Jul 2003
Platform:PPC
RATING
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Jun 4 2008

MOLLY  I used MacStumbler but it doesn`t display information about Apple Airport base stations and other WiFi , but it is about Apple Airport base stations and other WiFi .I like it!

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Nov 23 2007

SILICONADDICT  Useless under 10.5.1. Crashes on launch on my MBP 2.33Ghz  
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Oct 31 2007
*****

ELEGRAPHY  I am happy to report that it still works fine under Leopard with PPC system. I have PowerBook Ti 1GHz 1GB Ram.   
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Mar 22 2007

MACSWEEP  Does not work on my MacBook Pro. It will launch just fine but does not detect signals.  
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Mar 2 2005
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ANCIPITAL  This is a handy little program. A simple, no-frills WLAN scanner with a clean and elegant layout.

If all you need is a way to reliably detect wireless networks, and don't need a

scad of WEP/WPA attacks, this is ideal.

It was exactly what I was looking for- something which worked with the onboard wireless interface of my little g4 powerbook, and let me footprint the two wireless networks on this part of the site. It allowed me to establish which parts of my office were actually within reach; it's right on the edge.

Within five minutes, I had established which parts of which desks were "magic", and likely to yield useful signal strength.

Setup is easy and painless, the results are easy to read. I was connected to the edge of a wireless network within five minutes, what more could I ask for?

A very elegant little program, thanks for this!  
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Dec 29 2004

ANONYMOUS  The MAC address can be seen in the details tab.  
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Sep 7 2004
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CABBAGEWATER  I'd stick with 0.6b if you have it--this version doesn't seem to let you see the MAC address of the WAP, which is what I need.  
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Aug 14 2004
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OMNIUS  And if for some reason you have morals.............macstubler can be used to test your own signal strength or security weaknesses  
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Aug 2 2004
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SMAUG  Actually MacStumbler 0.75b works just fine with my BUFFALO G54 PCMCIA card (it uses the same Broadcom chip set that Apple uses) despite the fact the author says it won't work with PCMCIA cards.  
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Jul 16 2003
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WAZZAMATTAU  the original (i think) and imnsho still the best... simple, easy to use, no installation, just *use* it!  
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