Question 4

There are many free tools and applications available for helping decipher wireless networks. One of the most popular is Netstumbler. Obtain the software at www.netstumbler.com and follow the links for downloads. The site has a list of supported wireless cards. Using the Netstumbler software, determine the following:
(NOTE: DUE TO INCOMPATIBILITY OF Netstumbler WITH THE NETWORK ADAPTER OF MY COMPUTER, I HAVE USED SIMILAR SOFTWARE, CommView for WiFi

a) How many access points in your network have the same SSID? 


I found two access points in my metwork with the same SSID.

The highlighted part in the above figure shows access points with the same SSID.

b) What is your signal strength to your access point? 


The signal strength to my access point is 65%, as shown in the picture below:

c) How many other wireless networks and access points can you find?

I found altogether 24 wireless networks, in which, 21 were access points. While, remaining 3 were ad-hoc networks.

The list of wireless networks, strength and SSID are shown in the picture below: