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Project Homepage: http://wellenreiter.sourceforge.net/

"Wellenreiter is a wireless network discovery and auditing tool.  It can discover networks (BSS/IBSS), and detects ESSID broadcasting or non-broadcasting networks and their WEP capabilities and the manufacturer automatically." -Wellenreiter.net

Installing Wellenreiter

Using Wellenreiter:

Ensure your Orinoco card is inserted or Wellenreiter will not start.

cd /tools/wifi/Wellenreiter

perl Wellenreiter.pl 

The Wellenreiter GUI will now start:

Wellenreiter is simple to use and simply hitting START will initiate the wireless scan:

More detailed information can be viewed by expanding the active channel and double clicking the appropriate device:

Wellenreiter gives you the ability to save and load captures and also to export data as either a comma separated values (CSV) or Mappoint import format for transfer into the Windows mapping software if an appropriate GPS device is available (requires the installation of gpsd).