Wifi Radar : Scan your Free hotspot

For linux dekstop at laptop, now we can use wireless interface to surf internet, much free hotspot area that we can use and happying browsing.

For scanning and show wireless hotspot signal you can use tools named : Wifi radar.

WiFi Radar is a Python/PyGTK2 utility for managing WiFi profiles on GNU/Linux.

It enables you to scan for available networks and create profiles for your preferred networks. You can drag and drop your preferred networks to arrange the profile priority.

WiFi Radar is tested to work with D-Link AirPlus G on Slackware 12.2 but should work just the same for any iwconfig interface. To use WiFi Radar you need to have the following:

• Python
• PyGtk2
• Wireless Tools for Linux (iwconfig)
• SpeechD (Optional)

If your laptop running with Debian, Ubuntu, LinuxMint or Operating system similar Debian base, you just install it with apt-get option, like this :

~# apt-get install wifi-radar

Feel free to wait till installing finished, after that you can run at gnome menu - Internet - Wifi Radar, or at console just run :

~# wifi-radar.

and will appear this menu list :