cisco & netstumbler

Does anyone know of a program like netstumbler that works with cicso
340 or 350 cards??

Thanks

Are you running those cards on Windows-XP? Or Linux?

If you have one, why not just download NetSumbler and try? The program
is free, so it's easy to find out.

For what it's worth, yesterday we downloaded NetStumbler V3.30 and
tried it on a new laptop that has the 'builtin' Centrino chip from Intel as
its wireless adapter. This was on Win-XP.

Almost everything worked fine. However, on the default driver (the NDIS
V5.1 choice
in NetStumbler), it was EXCEEDINGLY slow to update its signal-strength.
Thus,
the pitch/tone of the sound relating to the signal-strength stayed locked
onto a single
value even when we carried the laptop from room-to-room (so I'm totally
SURE
that the value should have varied, just like it does when we use the
Orinoco-Gold
PCMCIA card).

So, even tho MOST everything else worked ok in NetStumbler, that would be
a true 'showstopper' problem for war-driving trying to use the builtin
Centrino
chip. (I did NOT yet take the time to try using one of other driver
choices, so
I don't know whether Centrino/NetStumbler combo would work with some
other driver choice.)

I'd think the website for NetStumbler (http://www.netstumbler.com/) would
have
info there stating what cards it is known to work with?

Hope this helps...

Dave

"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know of a program like netstumbler that works with cicso
> 340 or 350 cards??
>
> Thanks

Thanks for the info. I didn't know of the ver 3.30 I'll give it a try.
Wait I just looked, are you talking about ver 0.3.30? I have that and
it doesn't SEE the 340 card. B.T.W. I'm running it on win98 SE


"David Cook" <(who wants to know?)> wrote:

>Are you running those cards on Windows-XP? Or Linux?
>
>If you have one, why not just download NetSumbler and try? The program
>is free, so it's easy to find out.
>
>For what it's worth, yesterday we downloaded NetStumbler V3.30 and
>tried it on a new laptop that has the 'builtin' Centrino chip from Intel as
>its wireless adapter. This was on Win-XP.
>
>Almost everything worked fine. However, on the default driver (the NDIS
>V5.1 choice
>in NetStumbler), it was EXCEEDINGLY slow to update its signal-strength.
>Thus,
>the pitch/tone of the sound relating to the signal-strength stayed locked
>onto a single
>value even when we carried the laptop from room-to-room (so I'm totally
>SURE
>that the value should have varied, just like it does when we use the
>Orinoco-Gold
>PCMCIA card).
>
>So, even tho MOST everything else worked ok in NetStumbler, that would be
>a true 'showstopper' problem for war-driving trying to use the builtin
>Centrino
>chip. (I did NOT yet take the time to try using one of other driver
>choices, so
>I don't know whether Centrino/NetStumbler combo would work with some
>other driver choice.)
>
>I'd think the website for NetStumbler (http://www.netstumbler.com/) would
>have
>info there stating what cards it is known to work with?
>
>Hope this helps...
>
> Dave
>
>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Does anyone know of a program like netstumbler that works with cicso
>> 340 or 350 cards??
>>
>> Thanks
>
>

gene martinez <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Thanks for the info. I didn't know of the ver 3.30 I'll give it a try.
> Wait I just looked, are you talking about ver 0.3.30? I have that and
> it doesn't SEE the 340 card. B.T.W. I'm running it on win98 SE

Do you specifically need NetStumbler? Are you trying to plot locations
with a GPS, or just trying to see what's available?

No I don't need NetStumbler, I''ll just looking for something like it
that will work with my cards (340 & 350) Have any ideas?

Thanks

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>gene martinez <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Thanks for the info. I didn't know of the ver 3.30 I'll give it a try.
>> Wait I just looked, are you talking about ver 0.3.30? I have that and
>> it doesn't SEE the 340 card. B.T.W. I'm running it on win98 SE
>
>Do you specifically need NetStumbler? Are you trying to plot locations
>with a GPS, or just trying to see what's available?
>

"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> No I don't need NetStumbler, I''ll just looking for something like it
> that will work with my cards (340 & 350) Have any ideas?

If you just want to be able to see what APs are in range and choose which
one to connect to, try Boingo. It's free and says it will work with both of
your cards.

www.boingo.com

Bob

Try WinC at www.cirond.com . Free to try, but costs to keep.
(E-Mail Removed) (gene martinez) wrote:

>No I don't need NetStumbler, I''ll just looking for something like it
>that will work with my cards (340 & 350) Have any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>
>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>>gene martinez <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> Thanks for the info. I didn't know of the ver 3.30 I'll give it a try.
>>> Wait I just looked, are you talking about ver 0.3.30? I have that and
>>> it doesn't SEE the 340 card. B.T.W. I'm running it on win98 SE
>>
>>Do you specifically need NetStumbler? Are you trying to plot locations
>>with a GPS, or just trying to see what's available?
>>

Thanks, I'll have a look.

"Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> No I don't need NetStumbler, I''ll just looking for something like it
>> that will work with my cards (340 & 350) Have any ideas?
>
>If you just want to be able to see what APs are in range and choose which
>one to connect to, try Boingo. It's free and says it will work with both of
>your cards.
>
>www.boingo.com
>
>Bob
>
>

Thanks, I'll have a look.

sded <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Try WinC at www.cirond.com . Free to try, but costs to keep.
>(E-Mail Removed) (gene martinez) wrote:
>
>>No I don't need NetStumbler, I''ll just looking for something like it
>>that will work with my cards (340 & 350) Have any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>
>>>gene martinez <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the info. I didn't know of the ver 3.30 I'll give it a try.
>>>> Wait I just looked, are you talking about ver 0.3.30? I have that and
>>>> it doesn't SEE the 340 card. B.T.W. I'm running it on win98 SE
>>>
>>>Do you specifically need NetStumbler? Are you trying to plot locations
>>>with a GPS, or just trying to see what's available?
>>>
>

Bob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> If you just want to be able to see what APs are in range and choose which
> one to connect to, try Boingo. It's free and says it will work with both of
> your cards.

> www.boingo.com

That would be my suggestion as well. It has a directory that might list
known WAPs in a city, although it is weighted toward Boingo. They have
teamed with Wayport who supports airports and is backed by Intel Centrino,
so I expect them to offer subscription connections in lots of places as
time goes on. They also offer VPN, but I don't know how that works. I
usually use VPN to my company server when I connect from public places.

The signal monitor thing is decent, and at a high enough level that it
should work with any card.

The cards that I have tried all come with some similar utility, and Windows
XP has one built in, but they are very slow to respond to new signals, so
if you are driving, and trying to find some spot to read mail, Boingo would
be more satisfactory than the others.

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