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Map your WarDrive with these two popular mapping applications

Overview
When WarDriving to test and analyze the security of a particular wireless network, one of the best things you can do is to map out your results. Maps generated from a WarDrive are very beneficial for identifying the correct WLAN of your target and for determining the maximum distance you can be from your target and still access the network. In this sample chapter from WarDriving and Wireless Penetration Testing, learn how to use two of the most popular mapping applications: GPSMAP for Linux (Kismet) and Stumbverter for Windows (NetStumpler) to record and display your WarDrive findings.

Title: WarDriving and Wireless Penetration Testing
ISBN: 159749111X
Published:October 2006
Authors: Chris Hurley, Russ Rogers, Frank Thornton, Daniel Connelly, Brian Baker
Chapter: Chapter 8: Mapping WarDrives
Published by Syngress Publishing

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Syngress	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2007	Downloads	2
Format	Book chapters
Topics	N/A

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