On Fri, Mar 20, 2015, at 02:26 PM, coderman wrote: > On 3/19/15, Archivists <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm a pen tester by trade. I don't believe these are for wireless attacks. > > citation needed :P > > > They appear to be RF signal detectors; the dB scale is to indicate signal > > strength and for locating the proximity of broadcasting access points or > > devices. > > 9dBm / 18dBm / 23 dBm / 30 dBm > - these are xmit powers common for 2.4Ghz. 200mW on rightmost device? > it would need to be next to an access point for detection at that > level with those antennas. (not likely in stairwell) > > however, 200mW is a common output power level for 802.11bg. and a > stairwell carries lots of traffic - e.g. many devices going by. > > of course, without more info, it could be anything. i still put my > money on offensive kit...
Ok wow, that's very interesting! Thanks for the tip. Alfie -- Alfie John [email protected]
