“Passive stumbler for MacOS X”

KisMAC is what I'd consider an advanced stumbler for Mac. If you're accustomed to sniffing out wireless networks near you, you will probably find KisMAC extremely useful. Not only is it great at mapping wireless networks, it can also give you details on their performance, show clients and reveal SSIDs, whether, cloaked, hidden or closed.

The first thing you'll have to do when launching KisMAC is selecting a driver. Even though the program offers up a list of drivers to choose from, this can be quite difficult. Read up on your Mac's hardware details to know which one works for you. Once you've found the proper driver you start scanning and searching for wireless networks. KisMAC display useful details for each of them and even features a graph view.

A cool little feature is the world map view for GPS, letting you map out GPS connections worldwide. KisMAC also offers a number of ways to crack WEP encrypt networks, which we don't encourage, except if you're cracking your own network for testing purposes. One of the strong features of KisMAC is the number of chipsets it supports, including Apple Airport, Cisco Aironet or Lucent Hermes I & II.

KisMAC is an excellent stumbler to track and crack wireless networks. Just use it wisely.

Languages:

English

Recent changes in KisMAC:

Passive AirPort Extreme mode (except for MacBookPro and newest Mac Minis)
KisMAC is now a Universal binary
IP-Addressen of Clients will be shown
Extenended configuration capabilities
Growl integration
Google Earth export
Advanced search options
Reworked Atheros integration

OS requirements for KisMAC:

OS: Mac OS X

Minimum requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Pros

Great mapping of wireless networks
Multiple WEP cracking solutions
Supports lots of chipsets
GPS support

Cons

A bit complex for some
Can be difficult selecting a driver

Laws concerning the use of this piece of software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of those laws.

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From the publisher of KisMAC

KisMAC is a free stumbler application for MacOS X, that puts your card into the monitor mode. Unlike most other applications for OS X it has the ability to run completely invisible and send no probe requests. KisMAC supports several third party PCMCIA/PCCards cards with Orinoco and PrismII chipsets, as well as Cisco Aironet cards. Original Airport Cards are supported too. The newer Airport Extreme Cards are only supported in a limited active mode.