Boingo-like program for Linux?

26 Mar 2005 12:57 AM

Cowboy

I'm a newbie to Linux. I've looked at Knoppix (both regular and STD) and Phlak. Is there no program in Linux to easily select a wireless network to connect to (like Boingo for Windows)? I know how to do it using the network tools but that is ridiculously difficult and slow. -- Cowboy brought to you by http://www.wifi-forum.com/

26 Mar 2005 1:47 AM

Mark McIntyre

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:57:54 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Cowboy
<Cowboy.1mh7lm@WiFi-Forum_dot_com> wrote:

>
>I'm a newbie to Linux. I've looked at Knoppix (both regular and STD)
>and Phlak.
>
>Is there no program in Linux to easily select a wireless network to
>connect to (like Boingo for Windows)? I know how to do it using the
>network tools but that is ridiculously difficult and slow.

ISTR kismet does this.
Otherwise do a websearch for "netstumbler linux"

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26 Mar 2005 7:48 AM

uHU

Mark McIntyre wrote:
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> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:57:54 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Cowboy
> <Cowboy.1mh7lm@WiFi-Forum_dot_com> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm a newbie to Linux. I've looked at Knoppix (both regular and STD)
>>and Phlak.
>>
>>Is there no program in Linux to easily select a wireless network to
>>connect to (like Boingo for Windows)? I know how to do it using the
>>network tools but that is ridiculously difficult and slow.
>
>
> ISTR kismet does this.
> Otherwise do a websearch for "netstumbler linux"
>

you might run ethereal