- RF monitor software
RF monitor software is software which (with special hardware as a WiFi-card) is able to detect signal strength and bit error rate of
wireless network s. RF monitor software includesnetwork discovery software programs as KIsmet and Network stumbler, yet these latter provide much more information about the network itself, and are not as precise as true RF monitor software. [Hacking Wireless Networks for dummies] The extra precision is especially useful in cooperation with adirectional antenna (egcantenna 's, ...)Notable software
Some notable programs are:
KWaveControl ,KWifiManager ,Linux Wireless Extensions ,Mobydik.tk ,NetworkControl ,NetworkManager ,Qwireless ,Gnome Wireless Applet ,Gtk-Womitor ,Gwireless ,Kifi ,KOrinoco ,Wavemon ,WaveSelect ,Wimon ,Wmap ,Wmifinfo ,WMWave ,WmWiFi ,Wscan ,Wvlanmon ,XNetworkStrength ,xosview ,aphunter ,E-wireless ,Gkrellm wireless plug-in , ...References
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