After reading the last paragraph in the excerpt below, it occurs to me
how
much fun could be had in DC with some chalk, even without an 802.11blah
receiver :-)


>http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4181308.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

>Secret Service probes wireless networks in Washington

>WASHINGTON (AP) - Secret Service agents are putting a high-tech twist
on
>the idea of a cop walking the beat. Using a laptop computer and an
antenna
>fashioned from a Pringles potato chip can, they are looking for
security
>holes in wireless networks in the nation's capital.

>The act of ``wardriving,'' a term taken from older ``wardialing''
programs
>that called random telephone numbers looking for unlisted modems, has
>become so prevalent that enthusiasts are using chalk marks on streets
and
>sidewalks to point out networks in public places.
>
>Peterson said there has not been any reported ``warchalking'' in the
>Washington area yet, but if one was found agents would alert the
network
>owner.

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