OS X Airport

macOS_Airport.md

macOS Airport

macOS WiFi Wireless Scanner

If you are looking for a basic WiFi scanner for macOS then the command line airport utility may fit your needs. The utility is located at: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport

Typing the above command path can be avoided by creating a symbolic link to the command in /user/sbin/ by copying and pasting below into a terminal window.

`sudo ln -s /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport /usr/sbin/airport`

This will allow you to simply type airport in the terminal window to execute the command.

##Display Current Status of Wireless airport -I Will provide information about the current wireless connection.

$ airport -I
    agrCtlRSSI: -64
    agrExtRSSI: 0
    agrCtlNoise: -91
    agrExtNoise: 0
    state: running
    op mode: station 
    lastTxRate: 48
    maxRate: 54
    lastAssocStatus: 0
    802.11 auth: open
    link auth: wpa-psk
    BSSID: 0:b:55:6:6f:2f
    SSID: SSID
    MCS: -1
    channel: 1

##Display All Nearby Access Points airport -s Will perform a wireless broadcast scan of nearby wireless devices.

$ airport -s
    SSID BSSID RSSI CHANNEL SECURITY (auth/unicast/group)
    Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:99 -76  11      NONE
    Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:71:59 -62  11      NONE
    Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:79 -81  1       NONE
    Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:29 -69  1       NONE
    Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:74:c9 -54  1       NONE

##Poor Man’s Mac OS X Wireless Site Survey Software airport -s -r 99 Will repeat the scan 99 times and is a quick way to scan for nearby access points without having to retype the command while walking.

$ airport -s -r 99

SSID BSSID RSSI CHANNEL SECURITY (auth/unicast/group)
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:99 -76  11      NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:71:59 -62  11      NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:79 -81  1       NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:29 -69  1       NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:74:c9 -54  1       NONE

SSID BSSID RSSI CHANNEL SECURITY (auth/unicast/group)
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:99 -75  11      NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:71:59 -62  11      NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:79 -78  1       NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:75:29 -70  1       NONE
Fairfield_Inn 00:22:7f:0c:74:c9 -62  1       NONE

##Disassociate From A Wireless Network airport -z Will disassociate (disconnect) from the wireless network without having to disable AirPort using the “Turn AirPort Off” feature via the MAC OS X graphical interface.

##How To Spoof A MAC Address On Mac OS X

1. use airport -z to disconnect from the wireless network (required to change the MAC address)
2. next sudo ifconfig en1 lladdr 00:00:00:00:00:00:01 (will require root password)