What is NetStumbler typically used for?
NetStumbler has three major uses: • Wardriving, as described earlier in this FAQ. • Detecting rogue access points in large networks used by many people. A rogue access point is simply an access point that has been connected to a network without the permission or knowledge of the network administrator. These are a hazard in a number of ways, but primarily in that they are connected behind the company firewall and thus short-circuit most of the network’s security technology. (As someone said on the NetStumbler forums, it’s like hanging a category 5 network cable out the window down to the parking lot.) To find rogue access points, an administrator simply walks around the area where the network reaches with NetStumbler running on a laptop or MiniStumber on a PDA. If any access points are in the vicinity of the network, NetStumbler will report them, and the network administrator can remove them if they’re not an official part of the network. • Directly sensing the coverage of an AP’s radio
NetStumbler has three major uses: Wardriving, as described earlier in this FAQ. Detecting rogue access points in large networks used by many people. A rogue access point is simply an access point that has been connected to a network without the permission or knowledge of the network administrator. These are a hazard in a number of ways, but primarily in that they are connected behind the company firewall and thus short-circuit most of the network’s security technology. (As someone said on the NetStumbler forums, it’s like hanging a category 5 network cable out the window down to the parking lot.) To find rogue access points, an administrator simply walks around the area where the network reaches with NetStumbler running on a laptop or MiniStumber on a PDA. If any access points are in the vicinity of the network, NetStumbler will report them, and the network administrator can remove them if they’re not an official part of the network. Directly sensing the coverage of an AP’s radio field
