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Which Wireless LAN discovery tool uses active scanning in order to detect wireless networks?
The correct answer is D. NetStumbler. NetStumbler (version 0.4 and earlier) works solely by sending out a constant stream of probe requests without an SSID, hoping that an access point will respond with a probe response that includes its SSID.
Reconnaissance, Scanning, and Enumeration
Question
Which Wireless LAN discovery tool uses active scanning in order to detect wireless networks?
Options
- AAir Magnet
- BWarVOX
- CKismet
- DNetStumbler
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D94% (30)
Explanation
NetStumbler (version 0.4 and earlier) works solely by sending out a constant stream of probe requests without an SSID, hoping that an access point will respond with a probe response that includes its SSID.
Topics
#wireless discovery#NetStumbler#active scanning#WLAN tools
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