Man Linux: Main Page and Category List

NAME

       btscanner - ncurses-based scanner for Bluetooth devices

SYNOPSIS

       btscanner [--help] [--cfg <file>] [--no-reset]

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  was  written  for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
       because the original program does not have a manual page.

       btscanner  is  a  tool  designed  specifically  to  extract   as   much
       information as possible from a Bluetooth device without the requirement
       to  pair.  A  detailed  information  screen  extracts   HCI   and   SDP
       information,  and  maintains an open connection to monitor the RSSI and
       link quality.  btscanner is based on the BlueZ Bluetooth  stack,  which
       is included with recent Linux kernels, and the BlueZ toolset. btscanner
       also contains a complete listing of the  IEEE  OUI  numbers  and  class
       lookup  tables. Using the information gathered from these sources it is
       possible to make educated guesses as to the host device type.

OPTIONS

       --help Show a help text and exit.

       --cfg <file> Use <file> as the config file.

       --no-reset Do not reset the Bluetooth adapter before scanning.

BUGS

       Please report any bugs to Tim Hurman <tim.hurman@pentest.co.uk>.

LICENCE

       btscanner is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL).

SEE ALSO

       kismet(1).

AUTHORS

       Tim Hurman <tim.hurman@pentest.co.uk>

       This manual page was written by Uwe Hermann  <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>,  for
       the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

                                April 22, 2006