Press Release
30 April 2004 iStumbler Release 86 iStumbler GPS Plugin Release 1 http://www.istumbler.net/ iStumbler is a free, open source tool for finding wireless networks and devices with your AirPort equipped Macintosh. Release 86 updates iStumbler's plugin loader and introduces the built-in Log Plugin and the optional GPS plugin which integrates iStumbler with any GPS that supports the NMEA protocol over a serial or bluetooth connection. Download iStumbler 86 (98K) for Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) Download iStumbler GPS Plugin 1 (K) for serial NMEA GPS devices. Download the iStumbler Plugin SDK (60K) for Plugin Developers. Download the iStumbler Source Code (2.1M) for iStumbler Developers. iStumbler combines a compact user interface with a real time graph of signal strength and complete debugging information such as network type, name and mac address. Visual feedback of signal strength and encryption allows you to quickly find open networks, perform site surveys or just have a look at your wireless neighborhood. Release 82 updated the user interface for Jaguar and fixes several bugs. It is the last Jaguar build of iStumbler. Download iStumbler 82 (672K) for Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar) Release 86 Requires Mac OS 10.3. All versions require Mac OS 10.1 or better and an AirPort or AirPort Extreme Card. Plugin SDK and Source require Developer Tools. GPS plugin requires a serial or bluetooth connection using NMEA.
iStumbler on the web
Another popular network discovery tool, [iStumbler], is even simpler than
MacStumbler, in that there is really nothing to configured. Just fire it up
and it will find all available networks for you, complete with a real-time
signal and noise meter.
Wireless Hacks
"iStumbler provides the user with a very straightforward interface to
view current wireless networks in range of the users computer. iStumbler
tells you the SSID (station name), signal strength, channel, whether or
not the station is encrypted with WEP, and much more in its easy-to-read
interface."
The Mac Mind
