BTSCANNER(1) General Commands Manual BTSCANNER(1)
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 qual-
ity. 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 possi-
ble 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 BTSCANNER(1)