Good PDA Wi-Fi Signal Strength Locator?

Tark asks: "I have been tasked with creating a reliable, portable 802.11b signal strength indicator. I have looked over various PDA's, and have narrowed it down to two: the Sharp's Zaurus 5500 Linux PDA, and the HP iPAQ 2215 Pocket PC. I have chosen these due to the fact they both support cf and sd slots. Which of these 2 PDA's will provide a reliable solution for detecting an 802.11b signal, and which wi-fi card should I use with the PDA? Also, is there a CompactFlash wi-fi card that supports a external antenna connection?"

Comments

software?

[Anonymous Coward]

you have software?

I have similar app based on a hacked-up version of kismet running on the Zaurus, it works okay. What sort of stuff is available for the ipaq? I love the Zaurus because I can code in Java, C++, Perl, Ruby, Python, Shell scripts, etc., and I can use CVS to sync up code to my development workstation.

I have a Linksys WFC12 card and it worked great for a while then crapped out (acts really flakey). So I'd recommend against Linksys especially since I have a WET11 bridge that stopped working one day also!

With a GPS

[mnmn]

Would be more interesting if a gps locator can be hooked to one of these PDAs, using a microdrive and hopefully running Linux, so you could throw the thing in a mailman's vehicle and get a geographical map of hotspots. I wonder if it would be small enough to strap on a stray cat, get a really detailed map, or that slutty girl down the street, get a REALLY detailed map of the whole city. Dont get too involved strapping it on her though.