The book I read to research this post was Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies by Kevin Beaver et al which is an excellent book which I bought from amazon. This book was written in 2005 so some of the information might be a bit dated. At one time most people who had to hack a network for whatever reason would use network stumbler often called net stumbler & kismet because they were the main ones that were available but now the options are endless. However if you are new to hacking the safest ones to stick with are net stumbler & kismet. Many wireless networks use the default passwords that came with their equipment & if you know what equipment the person has you can easily find these passwords on the internet. One interesting fact in the book which is probably only of interest if you intend wardriving is that you can import your results from net stumbler into ms map point & plot them on a map. Wardriving is when you drive around & try & hack into peoples networks via a laptop. An issue in ethical hacking in unofficial wireless access points often placed there by employees who want to get on the network easily but a weak target that potential hackers can use. It's definitely something you want to locate.
A final warning if you are doing ethical hacking on any kind of network get permission in writing & make sure it states exactly what you will be doing ie testing passwords, & make sure there's no discrepencies.
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