Open Source Python Wireless Software for Linux

howmanypeoplearearound calculates the number of people in the vicinity using the approximate number of smartphones as a proxy (since ~70% of people have smartphones nowadays). A cellphone is determined to be in proximity to the computer based on sniffing WiFi probe requests. Possible uses of howmanypeoplearearound include, monitoring foot traffic in your house with Raspberry Pis, seeing if your roommates are home, etc. There are a number of possible USB WiFi adapters that support monitor mode. Namely you want to find a USB adapter with one of the following chipsets: Atheros AR9271, Ralink RT3070, Ralink RT3572, or Ralink RT5572. You will be prompted for the WiFi adapter to use for scanning. Make sure to use an adapter that supports "monitor" mode. You can modify the scan time, designate the adapter, or modify the output using some command-line options.

BlueLogger is built using the Python programming language in order to monitor for Bluetooth devices nearby. The application can log the "Time", "Device Name" and "Device Address" of each discovered device.

Kismon is a PyGTK based Kismet Newcore (since 2009-05-RC1) Client with a live map of the networks.

Application that monitors power level and noise of wireless networks 802.11 in Unix environments.

NetgearDG tools is a collection of command line utilities to administer Netgear routers running DGTeam firmware. Currently the only supported router is the Netgear DG834GT.

Moved to https://github.com/jbthomsen/WiresharkZigbeeUtility Utility enabling easy capture and monitoring of Zigbee frames in Wireshark. This simple utility program implements a named pipe between Wireshark and the Freescale MC1322x USB dongle (support for other devices can relatively easily be added).

Zippy Ip Scanner is a free, open-source cross-platform IP scanning application written in python.