Re: Wireless MAC Address Detection

[Jeni Li <jeni.li () ASU EDU>]

Some of our HTCIA members here have used AirMagnet's Laptop and/or
Handheld Analyzer to locate rogue WAPs and clients. The Handheld product
might be stealthy enough to suit your purpose.
http://www.airmagnet.com/products/handheld.htm
http://www.airmagnet.com/products/laptop.htm

Jeni Li
Web/Unix Systems Administrator
Arizona State University, at the Polytechnic campus 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie Prothero [mailto:Charlie.Prothero () KEYSTONE EDU] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:27 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] Wireless MAC Address Detection
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> Hi, All!  We had a report of a stolen laptop today, and we 
> think we have found it associated with an AP in a residence 
> hall.  If our public safety folks started going door-to-door 
> in that building, it would not only look bad, but I'm sure 
> the machine would go quiet very quickly.  We have used Net 
> Stumbler in the past to detect rogue AP's.  Does anyone have 
> a similar tool that you can put a MAC address into and trace 
> its signal source?
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