I actually run Alvarion as my primary network and just it being FHSS alone is pretty good encryption because nothing out there sniffs it (for less than $10k). Just wish it were faster/cheaper and did not use Coax instead of cat5 :-(
Thanks guys!! === Rick Kosick StarLinX Internet Service ----- Original Message ----- From: "randal kohutek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 7:02 PM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] WAR Driving > Without a doubt, Netstumbler is for you. http://www.netstumbler.com - I > use it all the time, especially when I'm in a pinch for internet access. > I also use it when scoping out a new tower location, to see if there is > anyone else nearby on 2.4 - kind of a poor man's spectrum analyzer - but > it will not detect other 2.4GHz gear such as microwaves, cordless phones > and FHSS wireless, e.g. Alvarion. > > With netstumbler in downtown colorado springs, free internet access is > plentiful. > > Randal > > *I do not advocate using other people's wireless systems in any > circumstance. Do as I say, not as I do. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kosick > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 4:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [smartBridges] WAR Driving > > > Anyone have a good easy application I can use to fire up and detect > local wireless AP's? > > I find myself more and more needing to find out the ESSID of a public AP > and don't know how. Example, was at a Hilton in NYC that had free > Internet access in the lobby (so you could log on to download porn > videos of Paris Hilton, no doubt) yet the front desk had no clue of what > the ESSID was. I tried "ANY" on my Linksys version one PCMCIA card but > found nothing. === Rick Kosick StarLinX Internet Service > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in > the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
