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Enjoy!</p> <div class="inline-tags"> <p> Filtering by tag: </p> <ul> <li><a href="/tag/wireless/">wireless</a></li> </ul> <small><a href="/">remove filters</a></small> </div> <div style="float:right; margin-right:1em"> Sort by: <span style="margin-left:2em" title="Sort based on favorite tool votes by 2,959 people"> popularity </span> <span style="margin-left:2em" title="Sort based on tool ratings from site users like you"> <a href="/?sort=rating">rating</a> </span> <span style="margin-left:2em" title="Sort with the most recently released (including new versions) software first"> <a href="/?sort=release">release date</a> </span> </div> <p> 5 tools </p> <h2 class="toolhead"> <a href="/tool/aircrack/#comments"> <span style="float:right; font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal">(10)</span> <span style="float:right; min-width:5em; margin-left:0.5em">★★★★½</span> </a> <a style="margin-right:1em" href="/tool/aircrack/">Aircrack</a> (#4, <span class="rank-up" title="Change in popularity since last survey"><img src="/flags/uparrow.gif">17</span>) </h2> <div class="logo"><a href="/tool/aircrack/"><img src="/logos/aircrack-80x63.png" alt="Aircrack logo"></a></div> <p> Aircrack is a suite of tools for 802.11a/b/g WEP and WPA cracking. It implements the best known cracking algorithms to recover wireless keys once enough encrypted packets have been gathered. . The suite comprises over a dozen discrete tools, including airodump (an 802.11 packet capture program), aireplay (an 802.11 packet injection program), aircrack (static WEP and WPA-PSK cracking), and airdecap (decrypts WEP/WPA capture files). <a href="/tool/aircrack/#comments">Read 15 reviews.</a> </p> <p> <strong>Latest release:</strong> version 1.1 on April 24, 2010 (14 years, 11 months ago). </p> <ul class="inline-tags-container"> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="http://www.aircrack-ng.org/"><img src="/flags/home-icon.png" title="Homepage" alt="Home icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrack-ng"><img src="/flags/wiki-icon.png" title="Wikipedia" alt="Wikipedia icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/free/"><img src="/flags/free_30x30.png" title="All official versions are free of charge" alt=""Free" price tag icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/linux/"><img src="/flags/linuxpenguinlogo_30x30.gif" title="Works natively on Linux." alt="Linux penguin icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/os-x/"><img src="/flags/osx-30x30.png" title="Works natively on Apple Mac OS X." alt="OS X icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/windows/"><img src="/flags/winlogo_30x30.gif" title="Works natively on Microsoft Windows." alt="Windows icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/command-line/"><img src="/flags/term-30x30.png" title="Features a command-line interface." alt="Terminal window icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/source/"><img src="/flags/magnifying-glass-19x30.png" title="Source code available for inspection." alt="Magnifying glass icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/pass-audit/" title="Password auditing">pass-audit</a></li> <li><a href="/tag/wireless/" title="Wireless tools">wireless</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 class="toolhead"> <a href="/tool/kismet/#comments"> <span style="float:right; font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal">(2)</span> <span style="float:right; min-width:5em; margin-left:0.5em">★★★★★</span> </a> <a style="margin-right:1em" href="/tool/kismet/">Kismet</a> (#11, <span class="rank-down" title="Change in popularity since last survey"><img src="/flags/downarrow.gif">4</span>) </h2> <div class="logo"><a href="/tool/kismet/"><img src="/logos/kismet-80x46.png" alt="Kismet logo"></a></div> <p> Kismet is a console (ncurses) based 802.11 layer-2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. It identifies networks by passively sniffing (as opposed to more active tools such as <a class="local" href="/tool/netstumbler/">NetStumbler</a>), and can even decloak hidden (non-beaconing) networks if they are in use. It can automatically detect network IP blocks by sniffing TCP, UDP, ARP, and DHCP packets, log traffic in <a class="local" href="/tool/wireshark/">Wireshark</a>/<a class="local" href="/tool/tcpdump/">tcpdump</a> compatible format, and even plot detected networks and estimated ranges on downloaded maps. As you might expect, this tool is commonly used for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardriving">wardriving</a>. Oh, and also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwalking">warwalking</a>, <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2002/08/warflying.ars">warflying</a>, and <a href="http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/wifi/warskating/warskating.html">warskating</a>, etc. <a href="/tool/kismet/#comments">Read 2 reviews.</a> </p> <p> <strong>Latest release:</strong> version Kismet-2013-03-R1b on April 8, 2013 (12 years ago). </p> <ul class="inline-tags-container"> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="http://www.kismetwireless.net/"><img src="/flags/home-icon.png" title="Homepage" alt="Home icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismet_(software)"><img src="/flags/wiki-icon.png" title="Wikipedia" alt="Wikipedia icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/free/"><img src="/flags/free_30x30.png" title="All official versions are free of charge" alt=""Free" price tag icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/linux/"><img src="/flags/linuxpenguinlogo_30x30.gif" title="Works natively on Linux." alt="Linux penguin icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/os-x/"><img src="/flags/osx-30x30.png" title="Works natively on Apple Mac OS X." alt="OS X icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/windows/"><img src="/flags/winlogo_30x30.gif" title="Works natively on Microsoft Windows." alt="Windows icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/command-line/"><img src="/flags/term-30x30.png" title="Features a command-line interface." alt="Terminal window icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/source/"><img src="/flags/magnifying-glass-19x30.png" title="Source code available for inspection." alt="Magnifying glass icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/sniffers/" title="Packet sniffers">sniffers</a></li> <li><a href="/tag/wireless/" title="Wireless tools">wireless</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 class="toolhead"> <a href="/tool/netstumbler/#comments"> <span style="float:right; font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal">(2)</span> <span style="float:right; min-width:5em; margin-left:0.5em">★★★★½</span> </a> <a style="margin-right:1em" href="/tool/netstumbler/">NetStumbler</a> (#25, <span class="rank-down" title="Change in popularity since last survey"><img src="/flags/downarrow.gif">7</span>) </h2> <div class="logo"><a href="/tool/netstumbler/"><img src="/logos/netstumbler-80x26.png" alt="NetStumbler logo"></a></div> <p> Netstumbler is the best known Windows tool for finding open wireless access points ("wardriving"). They also distribute a WinCE version for PDAs and such named <a href="http://www.stumbler.net/readme/readme_Mini_0_4_0.html">MiniStumbler</a>. The tool is currently free but Windows-only and no source code is provided. It uses a more active approach to finding WAPs than passive sniffers such as <a class="local" href="/tool/kismet/">Kismet</a> or <a class="local" href="/tool/kismac/">KisMAC</a>. <a href="/tool/netstumbler/#comments">Read 2 reviews.</a> </p> <p> <strong>Latest release:</strong> version 0.4.0 on April 1, 2004 (21 years ago). </p> <ul class="inline-tags-container"> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="http://www.stumbler.net"><img src="/flags/home-icon.png" title="Homepage" alt="Home icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetStumbler"><img src="/flags/wiki-icon.png" title="Wikipedia" alt="Wikipedia icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/free/"><img src="/flags/free_30x30.png" title="All official versions are free of charge" alt=""Free" price tag icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/windows/"><img src="/flags/winlogo_30x30.gif" title="Works natively on Microsoft Windows." alt="Windows icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/gui/"><img src="/flags/mouse-30x30.png" title="Offers a GUI (point and click) interface." alt="Mouse icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/sniffers/" title="Packet sniffers">sniffers</a></li> <li><a href="/tag/wireless/" title="Wireless tools">wireless</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 class="toolhead"> <a href="/tool/inssider/#comments"> <span style="float:right; font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal">(6)</span> <span style="float:right; min-width:5em; margin-left:0.5em">★★★★½</span> </a> <a style="margin-right:1em" href="/tool/inssider/">inSSIDer</a> (#90, <a href="/tag/new/" class="rank-new" title="New in latest survey">new!</a>) </h2> <p> inSSIDer is a wireless network scanner for Windows, OS X, and Android. It was designed to overcome limitations of <a class="local" href="/tool/netstumbler/">NetStumbler</a>, namely not working well on 64-bit Windows and Windows Vista. inSSIDer can find open wireless access points, track signal strength over time, and save logs with GPS records. <a href="/tool/inssider/#comments">Read 11 reviews.</a> </p> <p> <strong>Latest release:</strong> version 4.1.0 on Jan. 22, 2015 (10 years, 2 months ago). </p> <ul class="inline-tags-container"> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider"><img src="/flags/home-icon.png" title="Homepage" alt="Home icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inssider"><img src="/flags/wiki-icon.png" title="Wikipedia" alt="Wikipedia icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/new/"><img src="/flags/new_30x30.gif" title="New in latest survey." alt="New!" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/free/"><img src="/flags/free_30x30.png" title="All official versions are free of charge" alt=""Free" price tag icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/os-x/"><img src="/flags/osx-30x30.png" title="Works natively on Apple Mac OS X." alt="OS X icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/windows/"><img src="/flags/winlogo_30x30.gif" title="Works natively on Microsoft Windows." alt="Windows icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/gui/"><img src="/flags/mouse-30x30.png" title="Offers a GUI (point and click) interface." alt="Mouse icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/source/"><img src="/flags/magnifying-glass-19x30.png" title="Source code available for inspection." alt="Magnifying glass icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/sniffers/" title="Packet sniffers">sniffers</a></li> <li><a href="/tag/wireless/" title="Wireless tools">wireless</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 class="toolhead"> <a href="/tool/kismac/#comments"> <span style="float:right; font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal">(1)</span> <span style="float:right; min-width:5em; margin-left:0.5em">★★★★★</span> </a> <a style="margin-right:1em" href="/tool/kismac/">KisMAC</a> (#97, <span class="rank-down" title="Change in popularity since last survey"><img src="/flags/downarrow.gif">42</span>) </h2> <div class="logo"><a href="/tool/kismac/"><img src="/logos/kismac-80x80.png" alt="KisMAC logo"></a></div> <p> This popular wireless stumbler for Mac OS X offers many of the features of its namesake <a class="local" href="/tool/kismet/">Kismet</a>, though the codebase is entirely different. Unlike console-based Kismet, KisMAC offers a pretty GUI and was around before Kismet was ported to OS X. It also offers mapping, Pcap-format import and logging, and even some decryption and deauthentication attacks. <a href="/tool/kismac/#comments">Read 1 review.</a> </p> <p> <strong>Latest release:</strong> version 0.3.3 on Feb. 7, 2011 (14 years, 2 months ago). </p> <ul class="inline-tags-container"> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="http://kismac-ng.org/"><img src="/flags/home-icon.png" title="Homepage" alt="Home icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KisMAC"><img src="/flags/wiki-icon.png" title="Wikipedia" alt="Wikipedia icon" border="0"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="inline-tags-container"> <ul class="inline-tags"> <li><a href="/tag/free/"><img src="/flags/free_30x30.png" title="All official versions are free of charge" alt=""Free" price tag icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a href="/tag/os-x/"><img src="/flags/osx-30x30.png" title="Works natively on Apple Mac OS X." alt="OS X icon" border="0"></a></li> <li><a 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