Slightly off topic but something I'm curious about, there is an iPhone app
I saw that shows APs on a radar type screen to indicate what direction each
is away from you. I know you can't do this accurately with a single radio
but the person showing me swore that it was usually spot on.

Anyone any idea how they would be doing it?

Robin
On May 31, 2013 3:28 AM, "Mike Perez" <[email protected]> wrote:

>  I'm thinking of getting a Samsung Galaxy S4, Android version that Google
> recently announced.  Do these apps require root or just Vanilla Android?
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
>  ------------------------------
> From: Bill Swearingen <[email protected]>
> Sent: 5/30/2013 22:18
> To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List<[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] Wireless assessment app
>
> I agree w/Larry -- Check out WiFi Analyzer for Android.
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Larry Pesce <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Brian,
>>
>> We talk about this quite a bit in SANS SEC617.  I hate to say it, but I
>> think you are correct on the iPhone side, mostly due to the fact that
>> the wireless drivers are "less than open". To my knowledge, monitor mode
>> support does not exist on non-jailbroken iDevices (I'm not sure about
>> jailbroken ones).
>>
>> My solution?  Go Android.  I picked up a Nexus 7 and use the following
>> tools frequently:
>>
>> Kisbee - Zigbee sniffer (for use with 3rd party hardware)
>> Pcap Capture - Monitor mode WiFi capture with a specific ALFA wireless
>> card and OTG cable
>> WiFiFoFum - Rogue AP locator
>> WiFi Analyzer - Kismet-like wireless discovery
>> WiGLE WiFi Wardriving - Kismet-like wireless discovery
>> Cloudshark - Cloud based wireshark for analyzing pcaps
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> - L
>>
>> On 5/30/13 9:58 AM, Brian Wilhide wrote:
>> > I am curious if anyone has found any good apps for mobile devices for
>> > wifi testing?  I have been told that all of the iPhone apps don't detect
>> > networks with hidden SSIDs; has anyone found any contrary evidence? I am
>> > looking for a simple solution, not a dedicated device.
>> >
>> > Have a great day,
>> >
>> > Brian
>> >
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