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I agree with you. Even though I would not use Linux on my iBook, there are still several Apps out there that would benefit from the release of the Extreme drivers source, namely Kismac.

While I like the idea of it being a small device I still prefer 'always' having Wireless Broadband if the hotel does not have it. There is usually another hotel in the same vacinity that does have a wireless network which can usually be hijacked. The basic set up I use is my 17" powerbook, an Apple Airport Extreme base station (just because I have one, you can get much cheaper base stations from other manufacturers), a can antenna(yes I am too lazy to build my own), and a Dlink Bridge.

Basically you set up the base station to DHCP from the bridge (via ethernet). Now the Dlink Bridge has a pretty lame antenna attatched to it. So what I do is use the Cantenna (yes, see lazy comment above) and point it in the direction that I want it to. If the network is encrypted I use the wireless card that came in my original airport base station (an Orinoco silver card), since the Airport Extreme one has closed source drivers (that have not been reversed yet), too sniff and collect packets. Kismac is an excellent wireless tool for the Mac. It supports several different cards and supports Wordlist, Brute Force, and Scheduling Attacks (which I find usually get me into most networks). The Dlink Bridge has a pretty simple web interface that allows you to set it up to join a specific network. It also supports scanning for networks, though I find that it doesn't seem to pick up everything that maybe out there. I set this up on top of those ridiculously tall TV cabinets and I can kick back on the bed without those pesky ethernet cables. This can also be useful if you have a large house (or a small house with interferance) to connect up in rooms that were previously spotty.

The pre-made Can Antenna can be purchased for $49.99 (via CompUSA or the web), the Dlink Bridge is $109 from Fry's, Airport Express for $199 (various vendors).

I have found that some hotels have pretty crappy coverage in the outer rooms, so they let you 'barrow' (for a deposit) one of the Dlink Bridges, preconfigured to join their networks. Pretty handy. So if you happen to be in a hotel toward the outside and the coverage is spotty, you may want to check with the front desk to see if they have one. It could make your life much easier. =)

The Script I have that loads/unloads the Insomnia Kernel Extension ran SUID. I'd been wondering what broke it, and now that I know, I'm going to have to dig through man sudoers to get it to be run via sudo w/o a password (I usually run it from the scripts menu.)

I guess you could say that I'm effected by this, but I'll get over it. Sudo should be able to adapt, or else I'll just run the script from the command line.

Notice i said Kismac, not Kismet. This new tool doesn't do anything special when attacking WPA. It isn't even the first to do this non-special thing.

Doh - I forgot to mention: Apple doesn't talk it up much, but a few standard PCMCIA wireless cards work just dandy with OS X. The makers of Kismac, a wireless stumbler for Mac OS (Kismac? Kismet? Get it?), maintains a list of 3rd party cards which work with their software.

Doh - I forgot to mention: Apple doesn't talk it up much, but a few standard PCMCIA wireless cards work just dandy with OS X. The makers of Kismac, a wireless stumbler for Mac OS (Kismac? Kismet? Get it?), maintains a list of 3rd party cards which work with their software.

you can always not broadcast your wlan name and set a password, it works against most people. And on the other end you can always use KisMac or KisMet

Yes, KisMAC supports Airport in passive (moniter) mode.

The newest version also supports various chipsets and has USB support for the Prism chipset.

No Airport Extreme support because of the Broadcom chipset and closed drivers.

KisMAC main page
KisMAC Compatibility List (buy a card supported in passive)

Yes, KisMAC supports Airport in passive (moniter) mode.

The newest version also supports various chipsets and has USB support for the Prism chipset.

No Airport Extreme support because of the Broadcom chipset and closed drivers.

KisMAC main page
KisMAC Compatibility List (buy a card supported in passive)

I was also under the impression that Extreme cards can't spoof the MAC address, except under linux, but it looks like that's wrong too. (Although this doesn't specifically mention Extreme)

That's what I get for posting from memory at 2:30 am. The Donald just fired me.

I'm sorry that you cannot differentiate between an interface reader and text-to-speech capability.

T2S has beeen integrated into Macs before Microsoft even decided to include the bloated engine with annoying characters into it. On Macs, however, this has been ideal for years. With OSX, the T2S is simply wonderful and natural sounding, a la AT&T Natural Voices.

It is really handy whenever I'm wardriving with my powerbook and kisMac. I put it on a passenger seat and it announces whether there is a signal, along with the intensity. I am planning to fix NMAP to do the same in the near future. Scan for exploitable ports and announce the specifics upon discovery. This would make the process much easier.

There is no GPS software that works on a Mac... Riight...

One OS X application worth mentionning is Kismac. It seems to have similar features and has a cocoa interface. It would be interesting to compare the feature of both applications.

for those interested in sec tools on mac OS X, here is a small list of tools to add :

rpg password generator
kismac a kismet equivalent that also includes a WEP cracker. very nice!
macanalysis a really good security tools suite