NetStumbler

Perfect for searching out APs and testing for signal strength.

www.netstumbler.com

i've been looking at ministumbler (the pocket pc version of netstumbler) the couple of days, unfortunately it won't run on my ipaq 5450, it doesn't like the built in wlan card

Does anyone know any programs that act like ministumbler? I've tried pocket warrior too, and that doesn't work either

will try it with my pocket pc and nokia d211 tonight

My preferred solution for spotting active nodes and measuring output from known nodes is to use Kismet and Discover, both for the various Linux platforms.

Keep in mind that actively probing wireless nodes is legally questionable and that illicitly connecting to them without permission can land you in a lot of trouble.

Sniffing out WLANs and War Chalking are a lot of fun but it's not going to endear NZWireless as a community project to the powers that be. Don't forget, sooner or later the commercial operators are going to want us off the spectrum, we will we doing them a favour if they can reasonably describe us as a "bunch of mischief-making hackers tampering with other people's networks."

prob is with noodles 5430 the wireless lan interface sux alot of ass

Yup as works on internal 5550 wireless card

You're in luck. The new version of ministumbler (0.4.0) works on the 5450.

http://www.stumbler.net/

Will be using this for war-drivin..haha