Name |
Supported chipsets |
OS |
Description |
AirJack |
Hermes, Prism2 |
Linux |
Forged frames emission, AP simulation, DoS |
Airsnort |
Hermes, Prism2 |
Linux |
802.11b networks detection, WEP cracking |
AirTraf |
Cisco, Prism2 with HostAP |
Linux |
802.11b networks detection and analysis |
FakeAP |
Prism2 |
Linux |
Many AP simulation |
HostAP |
Prism2 |
Linux |
Use the chipset in AP mode |
Kismet |
all with a monitor mode |
Linux, BSD, Win32 (Cygwin), MacOS X |
802.11a/b detection |
MacStumbler |
Airport |
Mac OS X |
802.11b networks detection |
Network Stumbler |
Hermes |
Windows |
802.11b networks detection |
WaveStumbler |
Hermes |
Linux |
802.11b networks detection |
Wellenreiter |
Cisco, Hermes, Prism2 |
Linux, BSD |
802.11b networks detection, brute force on SSID |
WifiScanner |
Prism2 |
Linux |
802.11b networks detection |
Note: Table partly taken from MISC
magazine, issue 6, March 2003.