September 2005
Google secure access on Mac OS X
On September 20, 2005 Google released Google Secure Access, a Windows application that allows users to connect to Google's VPN (Virtual Private Network) to make WiFi connections more secure. While google did not release a client for Mac OS X it quickly became apparent that Google's VPN client used PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) which is natively supported by Mac OS X. Getting it to work on OS X was the logical step to explore.
binaervarianz.de - KisMAC
KisMAC is a free stumbler application for MacOS X, that puts your card into the monitor mode. Unlike most other applications for OS X it has the ability to run completely invisible and send no probe requests.
August 2005
kismac
by 1 otherKisMAC is a free stumbler application for MacOS X, that puts your card into the monitor mode. Unlike most other applications for OS X it has the ability to run completely invisible and send no probe requests.
KisMAC supports several third party PCMCIA/PCCards cards with Orinoco and PrismII chipsets, as well as Cisco Aironet cards. Original Airport Cards are supported too. The newer Airport Extreme Cards are only supported in a limited active mode.
Please note: This program is not intended for novices, but for professional users. Take this as a warning
May 2005
AP Grapher for MacOS X
AP Grapher is a freeware program for Mac OS X to graph the signal strength of a wireless base station such as Apple's Airport Basestation, although it should work with any brand of base station.
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