---
name: "wifi-radar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wifi-radar"
version: "2.0.s08+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wifi-radar"
---

# wifi-radar(1)

utility for managing WiFi profiles

## NAME

WiFi Radar - utility for managing WiFi profiles

## SYNOPSIS

**wifi-radar** \[*OPTION*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**WiFi Radar** is a PyGTK2 utility for managing WiFi profiles.

It will look for the config file in **/etc/wifi-radar/wifi-radar.conf.** You can change that in wifi-radar.

If the configuration file does not exist, it will create it, so you must always run it within a correctly permitted account (as root or use sudo or pam).

Recent versions partially implement WPA-TKIP with wpa\_supplicant. You need a running wpa\_supplicant installation with a /etc/wpa\_supplicant/wpa\_supplicant.conf file.  Then by setting in your /etc/wifi-radar/wifi-radar.conf file the "use\_wpa = yes" option and "wpa\_driver = ipw" for example, wpa\_supplicant will be launched when you connect using this profile.

But currently you can't set your wpa\_supplicant options like the psk, proto, key\_mgmt etc. using **wifi-radar.** Your wpa\_supplicant configuration file should be set and tested already. If you have different networks set in wpa\_supplicant.conf, then you can switch using wifi-radar.

The **wifi-radar** script accepts the following command-line options:

## OPTIONS

- **-v**, **--version** for printing the version.

  ## FILES

- **/etc/wifi-radar/wifi-radar.conf**

  See for more information.

## BUGS

Probably lots!

Because of repeated scanning, WiFi Radar is very power consuming.

Please report bugs to the mailing list \<https://lists.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/wifi-radar\>

## MORE INFORMATION

The GIT repository is available at https://git.berlios.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=wifi-radar;a=summary

If you have questions, visit http://wifi-radar.berlios.de

## AUTHOR

This Python program was originally written by Ahmad Baitaimal \<ahmad@bitbuilder.com\>.  It has been maintained at various times by Brian Elliott Finley \<brian@thefinleys.com\> and Sean Robinson \<seankrobinson@gmail.com\>.  Contributions have been provided by:

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  Douglas Breault \<genkreton@comcast.net\>

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  Nicolas Brouard \<nicolas.brouard@libertysurf.fr\>

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  Gary Case \<gcase@redhat.com\>

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  Jon Collette \<jonc@etelos.com\>

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  David Decotigny \<com.d2@free.fr\>

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  Simon Gerber \<gesimu@gmail.com\>

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  Joey Hurst \<jhurst@lucubrate.org\>

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  Ante Karamatic \<ivoks@ubuntu.com\>

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  Richard Monk \<rmonk@redhat.com\>

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  Kevin Otte \<kotte@redhat.com\>

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  Nathanael Rebsch \<nathanael@dihedral.de\>

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  Andrea Scarpino \<andrea@archlinux.org\>

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  Patrick Winnertz \<winnie@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

*[wifi-radar.conf(5)](/wifi-radar.conf/5.md)* *[wpa\_supplicant(8)](/wpa_supplicant/8.md)*