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This is a Windows-based tool that is used for the detection of wireless LANs using the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g standards. The main features of these tools are as follows: It displays the si
The correct answer is C. NetStumbler. NetStumbler is the Windows-based IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN detection tool that displays SSID, MAC address, signal strength, and channel details.
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This is a Windows-based tool that is used for the detection of wireless LANs using the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g standards. The main features of these tools are as follows:
It displays the signal strength of a wireless network, MAC address, SSID, channel details, etc. It is commonly used for the following purposes:
Options
- AAbsinthe
- BTHC-Scan
- CNetStumbler
- DKismet
- EMaking Graphs and Alarms on 802.11 Data, including Signal Strength
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A2% (1)
- B6% (3)
- C75% (39)
- D15% (8)
- E2% (1)
Why each option
NetStumbler is the Windows-based IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN detection tool that displays SSID, MAC address, signal strength, and channel details.
Absinthe is an automated SQL injection exploitation tool used to extract database content from vulnerable web applications, not a wireless network detection utility.
THC-Scan is a war dialing tool designed to scan telephone number ranges for active modems and fax machines, entirely unrelated to wireless LAN detection.
NetStumbler (Network Stumbler) is a Windows-native application specifically built to detect wireless networks compliant with IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g standards. It reports SSID, MAC address, signal strength, channel, and vendor information, and supports signal graphing and alarm features - matching every characteristic described in the question stem.
Kismet is a wireless network detector and packet sniffer that supports 802.11 standards, but it is primarily Linux-based rather than Windows-based, disqualifying it from the Windows-specific tool described.
This option describes a feature capability of NetStumbler (graphing and alarms on 802.11 signal data) rather than naming a tool; it is a distractor drawn from the product's feature list, not a valid tool name.
Concept tested: Windows-based wireless LAN detection using NetStumbler
Source: https://www.netstumbler.com/
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