[olug] WiFi site survey?

Scott Jensen fkadriver at gmail.com
Tue Jun 28 22:19:40 UTC 2011


Where I used to work we used AirMagnet. Now owned by Fluke.
http://www.flukenetworks.com/enterprise-network/wireless-network/AirMagnet-Survey

<http://www.flukenetworks.com/enterprise-network/wireless-network/AirMagnet-Survey>This
is extremely easy to use but you pay very dearly for the product.

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Trent Melcher <trentm at q.com> wrote:

> Although not Linux based, I have heard a few positives on people using
> TamoGraph.
>
> http://www.tamos.com/products/wifi-site-survey/
>
>
> Trent
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Dan
> Linder
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:56 AM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: [olug] WiFi site survey?
>
> [Off and On Topic for Linux]
>
> A friend of mine called asking about having a WiFi site survey done for a
> client of his (here in Omaha).
>
> Question 1: [off topic] Anyone have a suggestion or two for people he can
> contact to do this?
>
> Question 2: [on topic] Is there a Linux package that would allow someone to
> do this themselves?
>
> I'd guess this program would be AutoCAD-like in that you would draw out a
> building, describe the walls (cement, glass-windows, steel/wood studs,
> drywall thicknesses, etc), and it would estimate the signal strengths on
> the
> map.
>
> Dan
>
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