NetStumbler is a tool for Windows that allows you to detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. It has many uses:

• Verify that your network is set up the way you intended.
  
• Find locations with poor coverage in your WLAN.
  
• Detect other networks that may be causing interference on your network.
  
• Detect unauthorized "rogue" access points in your workplace.
  
• Help aim directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links.
  
• Use it recreationally for WarDriving.

Get it here:
»www.netstumbler.com/downloads/

See this in-depth FAQ on NetStumbler by Bill :
/faq/11414

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by KeysCapt
last modified: 2005-01-15 14:16:26