Linux: Wireless network scanners?

[Peter Korsten]

Op 21-7-2012 23:05, K9 Kai Niggemann schreef:

>> Does anything like this exist? Kismet and Wireshark seem likely
>> candidates, though also seem to be massive overkill (and more
>> complicated than I can be bothered to figure out this week, although I
>> only have a half-working sporadic internet connection at the moment).
>> I'm really looking for something very simple indeed.
>
> This is actually a very good question. (I was thinking you were looking
> for devices to scan pages of paper...)
>
> Did you find out anything useful about your networks? We have the same
> problem where I just moved -- many many networks, seems like all of them
> getting into each others' way..
>
> Would be great to hear how you fared

Interestingly enough, I downloaded exactly such an application – for my 
Android phone. It's called "Wifi Analyzer".

- Peter