RE: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP
Since when kismet scans and shows proprietary wireless protocols ? Gino A. Villarini, Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aeronetpr.com 787.767.7466 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Hays Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:11 PM To: Barry at Mutual Data; WISPA General List Subject: Re: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP I've never played around with Kismet...does it show Trango? - Original Message - From: "Barry at Mutual Data" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:07 AM Subject: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP > Hello Brett, > > But it does show up in Kismet. > > Barry > > Thursday, December 29, 2005, 10:52:01 AM, you wrote: > > > > BH> I still rest better at night knowing my network doesn't show > BH> up in every teenager's copy of Netstumbler.. > > > BH> - Original Message - > > BH> From: Blair Davis > > BH> To: WISPA General List > > BH> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:43AM > > BH> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Virtual AP > > > BH> The downside of proprietary systems is the being 'held > BH> hostage'to the one manufacture As some of us have already > BH> discovered. > > BH> And just because you have a network based on 'proprietary > BH> system', don't think you are 'safe'. You arenot. > > BH> Blair > > BH> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > BH> I did it to expose the problems associated with 802.11b/g which is a > BH> technology that was NOT designed for what it is being used for today. > I > BH> think several people on the list realized what tricks can be done with > BH> the SSID and now they are smarter because I posted it. The whole point > BH> of the post is that you need to use a proprietary solution that was > BH> designed for WISP usage. If you were a professional WISP you would be > BH> using such solution and thus YOU and YOUR customers would not be > subject > BH> to someone doing this to you. > > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP
Lol, churchofwifi.org look at this group of war drivers they seem to be hung up on linksys, outdoor linksys enclosure's and other consumer grade wifi boxes. Check out the War Driving rig. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC 114 S. Walnut St. Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Haudy Kazemi Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:30 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP It might interest people here that Kismet is no longer a Linux-only software. There is now KisWin... http://www.renderlab.net/projects/wrt54g/kiswin.html The caveat is it requires a Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS or similar to perform the scanning (as a wireless receiver), and the Windows PC displays the output. One should avoid WRT54G version 5 (serial numbers starting with CDFB) (it has half the flash and ram as earlier versions (2mb/8mb), and runs VxWorks) and latest WRT54GS (serial numbers starting with CGN60) (it has half the flash and ram as before (4mb/16mb)). BTW, linksysinfo.org has a review article that compares all the versions of the WRT54G's. At 11:10 AM 12/29/2005 -0500, you wrote: >I've never played around with Kismet...does it show Trango? > >- Original Message - >From: "Barry at Mutual Data" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "WISPA General List" >Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:07 AM >Subject: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP > > >> Hello Brett, >> >> But it does show up in Kismet. >> >> Barry >> >> Thursday, December 29, 2005, 10:52:01 AM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> BH> I still rest better at night knowing my network doesn't show >> BH> up in every teenager's copy of Netstumbler.. >> >> >> BH> - Original Message - >> >> BH> From: Blair Davis >> >> BH> To: WISPA General List >> >> BH> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:43AM >> >> BH> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Virtual AP >> >> >> BH> The downside of proprietary systems is the being 'held >> BH> hostage'to the one manufacture As some of us have already >> BH> discovered. >> >> BH> And just because you have a network based on 'proprietary >> BH> system', don't think you are 'safe'. You arenot. >> >> BH> Blair >> >> BH> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >> BH> I did it to expose the problems associated with 802.11b/g which is a >> BH> technology that was NOT designed for what it is being used for today. >> I >> BH> think several people on the list realized what tricks can be done with >> BH> the SSID and now they are smarter because I posted it. The whole point >> BH> of the post is that you need to use a proprietary solution that was >> BH> designed for WISP usage. If you were a professional WISP you would be >> BH> using such solution and thus YOU and YOUR customers would not be >> subject >> BH> to someone doing this to you. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.5/212 - Release Date: 12/23/2005 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP
It might interest people here that Kismet is no longer a Linux-only software. There is now KisWin... http://www.renderlab.net/projects/wrt54g/kiswin.html The caveat is it requires a Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS or similar to perform the scanning (as a wireless receiver), and the Windows PC displays the output. One should avoid WRT54G version 5 (serial numbers starting with CDFB) (it has half the flash and ram as earlier versions (2mb/8mb), and runs VxWorks) and latest WRT54GS (serial numbers starting with CGN60) (it has half the flash and ram as before (4mb/16mb)). BTW, linksysinfo.org has a review article that compares all the versions of the WRT54G's. At 11:10 AM 12/29/2005 -0500, you wrote: >I've never played around with Kismet...does it show Trango? > >- Original Message - >From: "Barry at Mutual Data" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "WISPA General List" >Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:07 AM >Subject: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP > > >> Hello Brett, >> >> But it does show up in Kismet. >> >> Barry >> >> Thursday, December 29, 2005, 10:52:01 AM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> BH> I still rest better at night knowing my network doesn't show >> BH> up in every teenager's copy of Netstumbler.. >> >> >> BH> - Original Message - >> >> BH> From: Blair Davis >> >> BH> To: WISPA General List >> >> BH> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:43AM >> >> BH> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Virtual AP >> >> >> BH> The downside of proprietary systems is the being 'held >> BH> hostage'to the one manufacture As some of us have already >> BH> discovered. >> >> BH> And just because you have a network based on 'proprietary >> BH> system', don't think you are 'safe'. You arenot. >> >> BH> Blair >> >> BH> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >> BH> I did it to expose the problems associated with 802.11b/g which is a >> BH> technology that was NOT designed for what it is being used for today. >> I >> BH> think several people on the list realized what tricks can be done with >> BH> the SSID and now they are smarter because I posted it. The whole point >> BH> of the post is that you need to use a proprietary solution that was >> BH> designed for WISP usage. If you were a professional WISP you would be >> BH> using such solution and thus YOU and YOUR customers would not be >> subject >> BH> to someone doing this to you. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP
I've never played around with Kismet...does it show Trango? - Original Message - From: "Barry at Mutual Data" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:07 AM Subject: Re[2]: [WISPA] Virtual AP Hello Brett, But it does show up in Kismet. Barry Thursday, December 29, 2005, 10:52:01 AM, you wrote: BH> I still rest better at night knowing my network doesn't show BH> up in every teenager's copy of Netstumbler.. BH> - Original Message - BH> From: Blair Davis BH> To: WISPA General List BH> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:43AM BH> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Virtual AP BH> The downside of proprietary systems is the being 'held BH> hostage'to the one manufacture As some of us have already BH> discovered. BH> And just because you have a network based on 'proprietary BH> system', don't think you are 'safe'. You arenot. BH> Blair BH> Kurt Fankhauser wrote: BH> I did it to expose the problems associated with 802.11b/g which is a BH> technology that was NOT designed for what it is being used for today. I BH> think several people on the list realized what tricks can be done with BH> the SSID and now they are smarter because I posted it. The whole point BH> of the post is that you need to use a proprietary solution that was BH> designed for WISP usage. If you were a professional WISP you would be BH> using such solution and thus YOU and YOUR customers would not be subject BH> to someone doing this to you. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
