ubuntu wifi-radar

Wifi seems to be the easiest way of connecting to the internet nowdays..My favorite tools in connecting to a wifi channel is the WiFi Radar...WiFi Radar is a Python/PyGTK2 utility for managing WiFi profiles.It enables you to scan for available networks and create profiles for your preferred networks.To intsall it in Ubuntu, open the terminal and type

sudo apt-get install wifi-radar

This will install wifi-radar in your computer...However, the wifi-radar may not be able to connect to a wifi..this is because, by default it can't configure which interface to use...So,what u have to do is configure the wifi-radar.conf file using editor..

What i did was run this on the terminal

sudo nano /etc/wifi-radar.conf

It will show up the configuration of wifi-radar basically like this....

[DEFAULT]
ifup_required = False
auto_profile_order = home,linksys,Guest$speak_up = False
scan_timeout = 5
interface =
commit_required = False

So add your interface at the interface options...

[DEFAULT]
ifup_required = False
auto_profile_order = home,linksys,Guest$speak_up = False
scan_timeout = 5
interface = eth1
commit_required = False

and now you are clear to go...
enjoy it but remember, connecting to an open wifi without permission is a crime (^_^)