APs respond to these probe requests and netstumbler captures those probe responses for creating AP records. For finding APs, Netstumbler sends Null probe requests. Netstumbler displays the list of Access Points in the vicinity of it but, it cannot detect stations and their associations with these access points. From the variations recorded in signal strength you can guess the presence of un-authorized/ Rogue APs in your premises. To perform such operations, you have to walk around your office with the laptop with Netstumbler. Also you can find the possible un-authorized access points based on signal strength. While setting up wireless network, it’s very difficult to find poor areas of coverage, with the help of Netstrumble you can find out those areas. Finding network congestion and interference (based on SSIDs, Channel etc.).Finding network configuration of the APs.(Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle using a laptop or PDA like tools.). (commonly known as WiFi) Netstumbler is a popular war driving tool. ![]() Description: Network stumbler (NetStumbler) is a wireless LAN detection tool especially written for Windows operating system.
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