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Recently I wrote about an apparent shortage of wireless network detection software for MacOS X.

I’m happy to say I’ve already found a solution. The free-software world moves really quickly sometimes.

KisMAC is a network scanning (and cracking) application that includes its own Prism-chipset-compatible driver. The latest rev, 0.03a as of this writing, is stable in my testing, and functions just fine with my scanning rig.

I described my rig previously; here’s a picture.

Also, here’s a screenshot of KisMAC in action — a drive across town picked up a dozen different wireless networks. The next step is to get up on the roof — assuming it ever stops raining — in hopes of spotting the local community network from here. It’s a longshot (about 13 miles as the 2.4 GHz crow flies) but would deliver me from the evil that is ISDN.