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RADAR POWER
The fast and easy WiFi-Radar is a handy Python-based tool for finding and automatically launching wireless
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iFi-Radar [1] searches for the program; assuming you have a wifi-radar.conf configuration file. Modi-
wireless networks and auto- Python installation and the python-gtk fying the interface = auto_detect entry
matically connects. This help- package on your machine, just unpack helps the tool launch more quickly. For
ful Python-based tool provides an easy the tarball, become root, and enter make an Intel WLAN chip, you need to modify
alternative to the better known wireless install. The WiFi-Radar tool launches the entry as follows:
network managers and even supports when you enter sudo wifi-radar in a ter-
WEP and WPA encryption. minal window. interface = eth1
The first time you launch the program,
Installation WiFi-Radar will create the /etc/ Some WLAN cards have to be enabled
WiFi-Radar packages are available for manually. To do so, first switch on the
Debian, Gentoo, SUSE, and Ubuntu. On card by giving the ifconfig <device>
Ubuntu and Debian, you can simply up command. Then enter iwlist
type apt-get install wifi-radar to <device> scan to search for
install. For Gentoo [2] and networks.
SUSE [3], you need to WLAN devices with
download the packages. Ralink and Zydas
Because WiFi-Radar chipsets belong
is written in Python, to this cate-
you need not build gory. If
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Driver Card
hostap Driver for Intersil Prism2/2.5/3-Cardn (old)
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prism54 Driver for Prism54-Geräte (Intersil Prism GT/Duette/Indigo) [1] WiFi-Radar project homepage:
madwifi Cards with Atheros chipset that use the Madwifi driver (not for USB) http://wifi-radar.systemimager.org
atmel USB and PCMCIA devices with Atmel AT76C5XXx chipset [2] Gentoo packages: http://packages.
wext Generic driver (for Zydas chipsets, for example) gentoo.org/search/?sstring=wifi-radar
ndiswrapper WLAN devices that use Ndiswrapper [3] WiFi-Radar for SUSE: http://linux01.
ipw Intel driver for IPW2100/2200 chipsets gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.
wired Special driver for Ethernet WLAN adapter php?cat=Network/wifi-radar